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693.002 Manchuria/107: Telegram

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

Peiping , June 27, 1932—2 p.m.
[Received June 27—1:24 a.m.]

720. Your 173, June 24, 2 p.m. My British colleague has received instructions similar to yours in paragraph 1. However, he is authorized privately and informally to continue in his conversations with [Page 114] the Chinese to emphasize the importance of making every effort to prevent the disruption of the Maritime Customs Service.

Johnson