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The Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs at Nanking to the Chinese Minister (W. W. Yen)12

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You will convey in subsequent interviews a brief summary of the recent incidents which have taken place in China, and consistently press for some action on the part of the United States of America, to the end that respect for international treaties in general, the Paris Pact for the Preservation of Peace, and the Nine Power Treaty in particular, will be maintained, so that the peace of the Far East will not be disturbed.

  1. Extract from instructions to the Chinese Minister upon his departure from China; handed to the Secretary of State by the Chinese Minister on January 7, 1932.↩