494.11/65:Telegram
The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 10—7 a.m.]
56. Reference Department’s 78, February 18, 7 p.m. Japanese Consul has requested informally for presentation to Japanese military, a list of all unsettled American property losses incurred due to the present Sino-Japanese “incident”, actual loss or damage, amount involved and circumstances. British Consul General has supplied similar list to Japanese Consul General which I have seen. I am preparing list and will forward it informally to the Japanese Consul General, and send copies to the Department and the Embassies at Tokyo and Hankow unless otherwise instructed.
Repeated to Embassy, Hankow.