693.003/572: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Tenney) to the Secretary of State
[Received 1.51 p.m.]
Referring to the Department’s telegram of October 17, 5 p.m. The following nations have accepted revised tariff and rule IV: Netherlands, Japan, France, Belgium, Great Britain, Russia, Portugal, [Page 666] Brazil, Sweden, Denmark, Italy; while Norway, Spain (and Panama?) have accepted tariff bill only. Position generally assumed by Chinese and foreign governments [is that] rules I to III being unchanged except in one unimportant point, require no new acceptance. Revised tariff publicly (notified?) on July 1 went into effect unconditionally on August 1; with two days [sic] exceptions, gasoline [omission], all articles shipped [during] July paid duty according to old tariff. Second. [Russia?] still maintains certain reservations regarding proportionate increase in land frontier duties which reservations however have not prevented the imposition of new schedule. The Chinese Foreign Office informs me that the powers to sign convention were telegraphed to the Chinese Legation several months ago (see my telegram of May 28, 8 p.m.89) but formal written powers will be handed this Legation within a few days upon which I will telegraph and mail in accordance with instructions from the Department.