893.51/5372: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 29—1:45 p.m.]
766. My 726, August 20, 5 p.m. In circular of today’s date the Senior Minister states that he has redrafted, after consultation with certain of his colleagues at Peitaiho, the note which he intended to despatch on August 25 as follows:
“By your private letter of 8th August, Your Excellency returned to me my note of 15th July which you stated you were unable to accept in the form in which it had been prepared.
[Page 273]Whilst always anxious to meet Your Excellency’s wishes I am desired by my interested colleagues to state on their behalf that they reserve the right of addressing collective representations to Your Excellency’s Government whenever the circumstances render it desirable that they should do so.
In the present instance, however, and in view of the time that has elapsed, I am authorized to refrain from that procedure.”
2. I perceive no objection to the above revised draft which the Senior Minister intends to send to Dr. Wang on September 5th.