861.77 Chinese Eastern/551: Telegram
The Minister in the Netherlands (Diekema) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 3—4:10 p.m.]
142. Department’s circular December 1, 4 p.m. Immediately called on Minister for Foreign Affairs and strongly urged that his Government join with other governments along the lines suggested by you. The Minister for Foreign Affairs expressed himself as in entire harmony with your suggestions and promised at once to cable Netherlands Legation accordingly. He however declined to communicate with Russia since his Government has no official relations with the Soviet Government. He informed me that private official despatches from representative at Peking were not reassuring, and expressed himself as deeply interested in arousing public sentiment as the only means of enforcing Paris Pact.