Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The Far East; The Near East and Africa, Volume IV

893.102 Tientsin/540: Telegram

The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, December 16, 1939—10 a.m.
[Received December 15—11:25 p.m.]

681. Our 603, November 15, 5 p.m. I am sending by air mail to Shanghai today for repetition to Department by naval radio the code text of a long telegram⁵⁵ containing the revised draft of a proposed agreement for the solution of the Tientsin silver question which the British Government would be prepared to accept, together with explanatory comment by my British colleague. This question is still under negotiation here.

Grew

55. No. 682, December 16, 11 a.m., not printed.