Office of the Historian

793.003/478: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 18, 1930—4 p.m.
[Received December 18—8:45 a.m.]

1057. 1. Department’s 437, December 17, 6 p.m., is being repeated to the Minister at Nanking (Legation’s 1055, December 18, noon81).

2. British Minister plans to leave here December 26th and to return about middle of February. Chinese counterproposals have been forwarded to London for consideration. Lampson does not expect further instructions until about the time of his return here and meanwhile is not planning any new move in the matter of negotiations.

For the Minister:
Perkins
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