Papers Relating to the Foreign relations of the United States, 1927, Volume II

893.00 Nanking/222: Telegram

The Chargé in China (Mayer) to the Secretary of State

Peking, October 27, 1927—5 p.m.
[Received October 28—10:40 a.m.]

959. Our 954, October 26, 11 a.m.

1. British Minister has informed me that through Wang Chunghui [and] British consul general at Shanghai, Nanking regime recently sought resumption of negotiations with British Legation respecting settlement of the Nanking outrages. British consul general refused unequivocally and in very strong terms to discuss the matter at this time owing to insulting action of the Nanking regime in appointing General Cheng Chien chairman of Nanking military council and because of instability of the regime.

2. Sir Miles Lampson informed me at the same time that Japanese and French Ministers had told him that they would similarly refuse any overtures which Nanking regime might make to them in above regard.

Mayer