Office of the Historian

693.002/505: Telegram

The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 11, 1938—8 p.m.
[Received February 11—6:45 p.m.]

244. Reference your 129, February 9, 8 p.m.59 Hall-Patch, Financial Adviser, British Embassy, told me yesterday afternoon he has definite information from officer of Japanese Consulate General with whom he discussed matter several days ago that the Japanese have [Page 654] intention of decreasing Shanghai quotas for foreign loan and indemnity services pari passu with decrease in revenue. I had received no such intimation from the Japanese or from the customs.

The essence of the press interview given by Matsui is correctly stated in your message. I am telegraphing separately full text.60

I have no information on other points mentioned.

Repeated to Tokyo.

Gauss
  1. This telegram repeated the Department’s No. 51, February 9, 8 p.m., to the Ambassador in Japan, p. 650.↩
  2. Telegram No. 245, February 11, 9 p.m., not printed.↩