693.002 Manchuria/215: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 27—7:25 a.m.]
861. Following from American Consul General at Nanking:
“July 26, 11 a.m. Department’s July 17, 11 p.m. to the Legation. I delivered message to the Minister of Finance today. He asked me to inform you that he deeply appreciated thoughtful reply from the Department, his Government would as hitherto give special heed to the principle set forth in section 9 of the Department’s telegram. He stated, however, that financial difficulties are increasing owing to the decrease of customs revenues which for July will fall to less than 10,000,000 taels or half average monthly revenue last year.[”]