693.113 (Manchuria) Petroleum/52: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 16—6:15 a.m.]
171. Department’s 108, April 13, 5 p.m.88 British Legation states that its Embassy Tokyo has been authorized to make representations towards acceptance of formula set forth in paragraph 3 of Legation’s 126, March 17, 3 p.m. However, Consul General at Mukden reports that oil companies have now sent letter to Dairen Commissioner of Customs requesting acceptance that formula.
Legations agree that no representations should be made at Tokyo until the result of companies’ local representations is known.
Repeated to Tokyo.
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