125.7141/11–3049: Telegram
The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 1—11:47 a. m.]
2155. Submitted applications for registration property November 30 (mytel 2029, November 1841). Property divided four parts: (1) San Kuan Miao; (2) motor pool; (3) main compound 23 Legation St; (4) Glacis property west of (3), with separate application for each. British, Belgian, Netherlands, Italian consular representatives also applied registration property their governments. French awaiting instructions have not presented applications. All used identical Chinese answers on bureau form as suggested Nanking’s 2455, November 18, and 2468, November 2242 as far as possible.
Land Administration Bureau raised no question “former” [“for”?] American Government or status “Foreign Service Officer”. Used Consulate [Page 1120] General stamp once on document in nature and register not on application forms. Personal stamp neither supplied nor required. But requested delivery within one week, sketch of property covered in applications including buildings located thereon. Now endeavoring prepare this on basis available information and maps, but will state at time submission it is not survey map. Land Bureau plans independent survey British compound and other Peiping property and may in due course propose survey American Government property.
Under head “Titles or Deeds Submitted” all Consuls used formula Nanking’s 406, November 22.44 Bureau requested copy of such agreements. Paragraph 4 Nanking’s 406, November 22, please instruct priority re treaty citation.
Sent Department 2155. Department pass Nanking 1200, Shanghai 1251, Tientsin 107.