Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1935, The Far East, Volume III

793.94/6879: Telegram

The Counselor of Legation in China (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, February 21, 1935—4 p.m.
[Received February 21—11:35 a.m.]

37. My 28, February 11, 11 a.m.

1. I respectfully invite the Department’s attention to published accounts of address delivered by the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Central Political Council on December [February] 20 described by him as an explanation of China’s policy toward Japan. The address advanced various reasons for special friendship between the two countries including sentiments uttered by Sun Yat-sen in a speech delivered at Kobe, 1924.

2. Press reports here are to the effect that Wang Chung-hui⁵⁴ called on the Japanese Premier and Minister of War on February 20th.

3. Report not yet confirmed has been received that the Japanese Government has extended an invitation to the Chinese Government to send an economic mission to Japan and that the Chinese Government will find it impossible to refuse.

Peck

54. Judge, Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague.