693.002 Manchuria/262: Telegram
The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 15—9:22 a.m.]
233. Following telegram received. I am of course making no acknowledgement.
[Page 247]“Sir: I have the honor to inform you that after taking over of Maritime Customs station[s] Manchukuo Government, in accordance with its notification issued on 25 July, has remitted to Inspector General Chinese Maritime Customs in Shanghai sum of yen 1,140,101 and 95 sen as portion of this Government’s share of foreign loan payment. Moreover following basic principles outlined in said notification all necessary preparations have been made for payment at any time of other reasonable share of such loans to be borne by this Government. As for sum of Haikwan taels 186,003.4 which was held at Yokohama Specie Bank at Newchwang at time Maritime Customs stations were taken over, the Government upon being informed that Nanking Government was in urgent need of it has decided to give special consideration to this matter for present occasion only and has completed arrangements for remittance of said sum as Manchukuo’s share of the loan to Inspector General of Maritime Customs Shanghai through Yokohama Specie Bank in Newchwang. This Government, however, reserves right to effect proper settlement of this amount as soon as Manchukuo’s share of foreign loans is definitely determined. Hsieh Chieh-shih, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manchukuo Government.”
Repeated to Peiping.