Office of the Historian

793.003/621: Telegram

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

Nanking, April 24, 1931—noon.
[Received April 24—9:25 a.m.]

Norwegian Minister yesterday effected an exchange of notes with Minister for Foreign Affairs,11 whereby Norway agrees to give up extraterritorial rights on most-favored-nation basis if and when powers participating in Washington Conference on Pacific affairs relinquish such rights. I understand the Netherlands is negotiating for a similar exchange.12

Johnson
  1. League of Nations Treaty Series, vol. cxix, p. 9.↩
  2. This exchange was effected also on April 23, 1931 (793.003/624).↩