793.94 Conference/63
The British Embassy to the Department of State
Aide-Mémoire
With reference to the Conference of the parties to the Nine-Power Treaty which is to be held in Brussels on the 30th October, the United States Government will be aware that the League of Nations Assembly adopted a suggestion that the parties to the Treaty should associate with them in their consultation other Powers having special interests in the Far East. His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom are of the opinion that Germany, which has third place in trade with China, and the Soviet Union, should be invited by the parties to take part in the Conference and, in order to avoid the delay that would be involved in waiting until the Conference opens on the 30th October before invitations are issued, His Majesty’s Government suggest that each of the Governments originally invited should request the Belgian Government to issue invitations, in the name of the parties to the Conference, to the German Government and the Soviet Government to send representatives to attend the Conference.
His Majesty’s Government hope that the United States Government will feel able to make the above request to the Belgian Government.