893.111/407: Telegram
The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 9—7 a.m.]
534. Reference Department’s 219, October 6, 1 p.m. In the light of Department’s telegram under reference, Embassy made inquiries of Tsingtao and is now in receipt of the following telegram in reply.
“October 9, 9 a.m. Referring to the Embassy’s telegram dated October 7, noon. Endorsements of traveling certificates have been obtained for American naval dependents without any difficulty or delay since arrangements were made for the special handling thereof [Page 392] for navy families. With the already almost completed exodus of these dependents and of the other summer visitors, the Japanese requirement is now a formality which will be availed of in comparatively few cases by the permanent American community.”
Embassy respectfully inquires whether the Department still desires that further representations on this subject be made to the Japanese Embassy here and to the Foreign Office at Tokyo. In view of Tsingtao’s telegram the value of such representations would now seem to be in some doubt. The Embassy will withhold repetition to Tokyo of Department’s telegram under reference pending receipt of further instructions.