811.20 (D) Regulations/4317: Telegram
The Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10 p.m.]
1186. Referring to Department’s telegram 461 of July 23 and 578 of August 23, 1 p.m., a tentative agreement has been in force in which concurrence both by the British Commercial Counselor and this office was to be reached before applications by British companies were to be recommended but the understanding did not involve any cessation by this office in telegraphing its recommendations in each case, a practice which will be continued in accordance with the Department’s instructions. About 30 old and new applications are now being jointly considered by the two offices but most of them will doubtless [Page 867] be rejected in light of the policies set forth in the Department’s 582 of August 25, 11 p.m., just received.