893.515/447: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Johnson)
71. Department’s No. 70, March 8, 4 p.m.72 On March 7 the Department released to the press the reply made by the Under Secretary to inquiries in regard to the recent discussion of Far Eastern affairs with the British Ambassador, as follows:
“I informed the British Ambassador that this Government welcomed the initiative of the British Government and shared the view that consideration might well be given to the possibility that, if China needs and desires financial assistance from abroad, the Powers interested and concerned should canvass sympathetically the possibility of rendering such assistance and rendering it by cooperative action.
“I also noted that for many years past the principle of cooperative action in such matters has been in favor among the Powers.”
Repeat to Nanking; also to Tokyo as Department’s No. 34.
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