Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1930, Volume II

793.003/337: Telegram

The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Acting Secretary of State

[Extract]

Peiping, April 3, 1930—3 p.m.
[Received April 3—12:50 p.m.¹⁴]

245. [My] 226, March 28, 9 a.m., and previous telegrams.

1. This draft was originally the work of Teichman who endeavored to bring all viewpoints together for submission to London as basis for instructions.

2. Draft subsequently examined by Lampson, Teichman, Perkins and myself and present text worked out, which has been identically communicated by Lampson to London and by myself to Washington in telegram 226.

3. Text has been given to French, Japanese, Netherlands and Norwegian colleagues here who have communicated it to their respective Governments.

[4.] Neither Lampson nor I desire to give the impression in Washington or in London that we think draft final. Our only desire has been to put into one draft the ideas which we feel to be held in common between our two countries.

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Johnson

14. Telegram in five sections.