Ambassador Hill to
the Secretary of State.
[Extract.]
American Embassy,
Berlin, February 23,
1910.
No. 612.]Sir: With reference to the department’s
instruction of January 27, 1910, stating that the department was
awaiting with interest the receipt of the written reply of the German
Government to Mr. Hitt’s memorandum embodying the department’s telegram
of November 6, 1 p.m., relative to the policy of the United States in
the Chinese Empire, I have the honor to inform you that I am now in
receipt of the foreign office’s reply, under date of February 21, copy
and translation of which, together with a copy and translation of its
inclosed memorandum, are transmitted herewith, confirming the German
Government’s agreement with the general principles laid down in Mr.
Hitt’s memorandum above mentioned.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure 1.]
note verbale.
Imperial German Foreign Office,
Berlin, February 21, 1910.
In reply to the note verbale of the 17th instant, F. O. No. 642, the
foreign office has the honor respectfully to transmit herewith
inclosed to the embassy of the United States of America the desired
reply in writing to the memorandum of December 17, 1909, relative to
questions regarding policy in China. This communication had not been
sent in the supposition that the embassy considered the matter
settled by the verbal communication to Mr. Hitt on December 24,
1909.
[Inclosure 2.]
memorandum.
The Imperial Government has taken note with lively interest of the
memorandum of the embassy of the United States of America dated
December 17, 1909, on the subject of the questions of policy in
China. It is glad to declare its assent to the general principle
developed in the memorandum, inasmuch as this principle is in full
accord with the policy of the open door for China advocated by the
Imperial Government.
