793.94 Commission/601: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Acting Chairman of the American Delegation to the General Disarmament Conference (Gibson)
44. [For Wilson.] Your 53, December 2, 6 p.m. As indicated in previous telegrams I consider it highly desirable and important that the League adopt a resolution along the lines of the proposal stated in “(b) (1)” of your telegram. Now that there is available in the Lytton Report the findings as to fact it seems that mere reaffirmation of the League Resolution of March 11 would constitute a step backwards and that the entire logic of the situation calls for a step forward definitely applying the doctrine of lion-recognition to “Manchoukuo”.
I do not however desire that you take any initiative in bringing this view to the attention of the representatives of the governments members of the League but you should, in case you are approached by any such representative[s], advocate this view.