793.003/490a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Johnson)
452. For the Minister: Department’s 448, December 27, 6 p.m.
[Here follows text of telegram 334, December 31, 1930, to the Ambassador in Great Britain, as printed supra, but omitting the last two sentences.]
In view of the British Minister’s reported intention to be absent for some time from China, it is the Department’s expectation to confer through the Embassy in London with the British Foreign Office, and the Embassy there has been informed along the above indicated lines. The British Minister or Legation should be informed by you.
Has Sir Miles Lampson left China?
Your comments would be welcomed by the Department.