693.003/458: Telegram
The Chairman of the American Delegation (Arnold) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai, February
4, 1918, 6 p.m.
[Received February 4, 1 p.m.]
[Received February 4, 1 p.m.]
China requests, pending final tariff revision, a temporary surcharge involving 50 per cent advance in valid basis on present tariff allowing an optional 5 per cent ad valorem on present Hong Kong valuations on any disputed items. American delegation favorable. Does Department sanction?
Arnold