033.1100 Rogers, James H./3: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham)
63. 1. The Secretary of the Treasury12 has informed me that Professor James Harvey Rogers13 is starting on a trip around the world for the Treasury Department in order to obtain a first-hand view of present day conditions in the monetary centers of the world. Professor Rogers is proceeding first to China and he plans later to visit Tokyo, Moscow and European centers. The Secretary of the Treasury states that any assistance that can be given to Professor Rogers in accomplishing the objectives of his mission will be appreciated.
2. I desire that American diplomatic and consular officers accord Professor Rogers and his mission all the cooperation and assistance that may be possible and appropriate.
3. Professor Rogers sails from San Francisco March 23 on the steamship President Hoover. He will be accompanied by two secretaries, Robert E. Landman and Edwin G. Arnold.
4. Please repeat to Peiping, Nanking and to Embassy and Consulate General at Tokyo; also, after Professor Rogers arrives, inform American diplomatic and consular officers at such other places in the Far East as Professor Rogers may plan to visit.