693.003/573: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Tenney) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 13, 1.12 p.m.]
Replying further to the Department[’s] October 17, 5 p.m. the Legation has received from the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs a note dated November 11th stating that plenary powers had been granted Chinese Chargé d’Affaires Yung, at Washington, to negotiate and sign a convention embodying the revised customs tariff, together with appended rules and corrections, for which see the Legation’s telegrams June 10, 6 p.m., and July 11, 5 p.m.90
The final draft of the tariff will be sent to Washington when printed, and in the meantime the Chargé d’Affaires has been instructed by telegraph to make amendments to rough draft and affix his seal thereto. Above mentioned note bearing official seal of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will be forwarded in the next pouch.
If anything further is required Legation desires instructions.
- Neither printed.↩