893.6363/168: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the First Secretary of Embassy in China (Salisbury), at Peiping
Following for Tokyo as Dept’s. No. 250, July 19, 7 p.m.:
“Department’s 232, July 7, 6 p.m., your 456, July 11, 7 p.m., and Hankow’s 353, July 14, 10 a.m., and 354, July 15, 4 p.m.50 in regard to organization of an oil monopoly in Inner Mongolia.
Under the date July 14 the Standard Vacuum Oil Company addressed a letter to the Department requesting action to fully protect the company in its right to ‘carry on trade unhampered by rules or regulations promulgated by Japanese authorities or their controlled officials of puppet states set up in China.’
The Department would appreciate receiving your views and recommendations in regard to possible representations to the Japanese Government on this matter.”
- Latter three telegrams not printed.↩