893.01 A Manchuria/1
Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hamilton) of a Conversation With the First Secretary of the Chinese Legation (Kung)28
The First Secretary of the Chinese Legation, Mr. Anching Kung, called and stated that the Legation had received a cablegram from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the effect that it was reported that Mr. George Bronson Rea, an American citizen, had accepted a position as adviser to the “Manchoukuo Government” and that Mr. Rea was now en route to Geneva via Japan and the United States to assist in representing the “Manchoukuo Government” in the League’s further consideration of the Manchuria question. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs directed the Legation to inquire whether the American Government could prevent Mr. Rea from going to Geneva.
After some discussion of the matter and after consulting Mr. Hornbeck, Mr. Kung was informed that note would be made of the inquiry and it would be brought to the attention of other officers of the Department.
- Mr. Joseph E. Jacobs of the same Division also was present.↩