Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1912

File No. 893.51/939.

The Secretary of State to the American Minister.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, June 14, 1912.

Groups’ loan discussion is progressing rapidly. You will impress emphatically upon Chinese Government that any hasty action by China inconsistent with the large plans now pending would be most unfortunate and would not be justified by a few days delay in the next preliminary advance. This is most important.

Knox.