893.0146/798: Telegram
The Consul at Tsingtao (Meyer) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 18—12:31 p.m.]
82. Shanghai’s June 16, 4 p.m.63 In reply to Department’s 258, March [June] 13, 6 p.m., concerning Tokyo’s 438, June 11, 10 p.m., and Shanghai’s 527, June 15, 3 p.m.,64 Admiral Hart comments as follows:
“All European commanders belligerent forces Shanghai, Tientsin, Peiping, including Italians, are loyally carrying out their agreements maintain peaceful statics quo and working arrangements are complete. American Admiral was in fact the Senior Officer but acted primarily in behalf of naval, military representative of a power entirely unengaged in hostilities. Japanese Admiral was so informed immediately on completion informal conversations which resulted in the agreements.”
Repeated to Shanghai, Tokyo, Peiping, and Chungking.