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. 893.51/1118.

The Secretary of State to the American Minister ¹

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, October 30, 1912.

The Japanese Government suggests that the groups should instruct their representatives to consult with the six ministers at Peking with a view to determining what terms are absolutely indispensable as well as practicable for the proposed reorganization loan. This suggestion has been approved by the British Government and the British and American groups have concurred. The American group understand that the findings of the financial representatives will of course be referred to their principals for final approval.

Knox.

1. For repetition to Tokyo. Same to the Embassies at Paris, London, Berlin, and St. Petersburg.