893.796/200: Telegram
The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 29—5:50 a.m.]
85. I am reliably informed that within past 3 days a meeting of representatives of the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Communications [Page 801] and the Military Affairs Commission called to discuss questions of possible cooperation by China in development of overseas transportation, decided Chinese Government would not for the present grant landing rights to any foreign aviation concerns because of fear that concessions to western airline companies would make it impossible to refuse similar requests from Japanese.