Office of the Historian

574.D7/1613: Telegram

Mr. Hsieh Chieh-shih to the Acting Secretary of State

Changchun, April 23, 1932.
[Received 5:10 a.m.]

Minister of Foreign Affairs at Changchun has the honor to inform that government of state of Manchuria desires to adhere [to] International Radiotelegraph Convention of Washington87 and general and additional regulations annexed thereto. For participation in the expenses International Bureau Manchuria requests assignment in 6th class. Please telegraph date of notification of this adhesion to the contracting states according to article 9 of this convention. Minister Foreign Affairs Changchun.88

  1. Signed November 25, 1927, Foreign Relations, 1927, vol. i, p. 288.↩
  2. In repeating this telegram to the Secretary of State at Geneva, the Department’s telegram No. 58, April 25, 7 p.m., stated that “The Manchurian regime has not been recognized by any party to the convention” and that the telegram from Changchun was being filed without reply.↩