893.7793 Manchuria/2: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 24—5:40 a.m.]
223. Following telegram has been received from Peck.
“May 23, 5 p.m. A report is current in Nanking that the Chinese Government has definitely decided to authorize resumption of through [Page 194] railway traffic with Manchuria in the guise of a purely economic undertaking under, the control of an “international travel agency” to be organized by Chinese banks and to permit resumption of post office relations with Manchuria in a way which will not involve the Japanese or Chinese Governments and will be in accordance with the League resolution. Suma today expressed to me belief in the general accuracy of this report and said that the decision was reached at the Executive Yuan meeting on May 22.”