693.003/556: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Reinsch)
Your March 25, noon.
Corrections to tariff mentioned Arnold’s despatch of December 23d79 not received. In the absence of a properly authenticated copy of schedule as finally agreed upon by Commission including all changes and corrections new treaty could not be prepared before Congress adjourned and cannot now be prepared until such official copy is received. Please forward such official copy properly authenticated and request Chinese Government furnish representative here full powers to conclude treaty.
While this Government will not be in a position, pending ratification by treaty, to give formal approval to the new schedules, Department will not be disposed of its own accord to make objection to the earlier enforcement of the new schedules provided they are accepted by the other governments concerned.
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