Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, The Far East, Volume III

693.113 (Manchuria) Petroleum/56: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)

Washington, April 19, 1934—5 p.m.

52. Peiping’s telegram No. 175, April 17, 1 p.m.

1. Department believes that it would be desirable that you make representations at the Foreign Office with a view to reinforcing oil companies’ representations at Dairen. (See page 3, Dairen’s despatch, March 3, 1934, to Peiping.⁹⁰) It leaves to your discretion whether the representations should be made formally or along the lines of Department’s telegrams No. 89, October 6, 5 p.m.,⁹¹ and No. 97, October 14, 4 p.m.⁹²

2. Assuming that your British colleague is prepared to take similar action (Department’s 50, April 17, 3 p.m.⁹⁰), please notify him of the above.

Repeat to Peiping as Dep[artmen]t’s 118.

Hull

90. Not printed.
91. Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. i, p. 125.
92. Ibid., p. 126.
90. Not printed.