Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1931, The Far East, Volume III

793.003/744: Telegram

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

[Paraphrase]

Peiping, June 30, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received June 30—8:45 a.m.]

379. My May 26, noon, from Nanking.

(1) Lampson informed me today of his Government’s general approval of all he had done in the extraterritoriality negotiations at Nanking except for article 16. He is still awaiting his Government’s reaction on this question.

(2) He informs me that the British Foreign Secretary will have to make a statement in the House of Commons during the present week regarding the extraterritorial negotiations. The statement is likely to be general in character, with a vague reference to the question of reserved areas. In all probability it will put responsibility for the pause in negotiations upon the Chinese political situation, with specific reference to the Canton crisis.

Johnson