125.643/55: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (MacMurray)
Washington, October 4,
1928—3 p.m.
334. Your 719, September 20, 6 p.m. New York Times October 1 carries Associated Press story from Shanghai stating that plans for reopening of Nanking Consulate are deadlocked because Nationalist officials refuse to salute the American flag unless the United States should salute first.
[Page 361]What are the facts, where do the negotiations stand and what do you recommend? Refer to Department’s telegram 300, August 31, 7 p.m., paragraph 5.
Kellogg