Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1928, Volume II

893.512/878: Telegram

The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State

Peking, November 16, 1928—5 p.m.
[Received November 16—6:58 a.m.]

833. 1. Shanghai and Canton have been instructed in accordance with your 384, November 15, 1 p.m.

2. In view of the probability of arbitrary confiscation by the Chinese in the near future, does the Department envisage the possibility of approving the action suggested in second paragraph of my 823, November 12, 8 p.m., as regards both representations by the consul general in Canton and cooperation of the naval authorities there?

MacMurray