893.71 Manchuria/61
The Secretary of State to
the Chargé in Switzerland (Williamson)
No. 2613
Washington, July 19, 1934.
Sir: Reference is made to your despatch No.
3382 (L. N. No. 2274), dated June 6, 1934,51 with which there was forwarded Circular Letter
No. 92, addressed to the Secretary of State on June 4, 1934, by the
Secretary-General of the League of Nations,51 and transmitting a circular of
the Advisory Committee on the Far Eastern situation relating to the
question of postal traffic in transit through Manchuria.
There are enclosed the original and a copy of the reply of the American
Government to the communication above mentioned of the
Secretary-General. It is desired that you forward to the
Secretary-General the original of this Government’s reply. In so doing,
please inform the Secretary-General that this Government desires that
the text of its reply be not made public or circularized among the
states
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members of the League
before the assent thereto of this Government has been given.
Very truly yours,
For the Secretary of State:
William
Phillips
[Enclosure]
The Secretary of
State to the Secretary General of the League of
Nations (Avenol)
The Secretary of State of the United States of America presents his
compliments to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations and
has the honor to acknowledge the receipt from Monsieur Avenol of a
memorandum, dated June 4, 1934, (No. C. L. 92. 1934) entitled
“Postal Traffic in Transit Through Manchuria,” with which there was
transmitted a copy of the report adopted on May 16, 1934, by the
Advisory Committee appointed by the Special Assembly convened in
virtue of Article XV of the Covenant at the request of the Chinese
Government. The memorandum expresses the confidence of the Advisory
Committee that the American Government will be prepared to comply
with the recommendations embodied in the report of the Advisory
Committee, and it sets forth the request of the Advisory Committee
that the Secretary General be informed of the decision of the
American Government in the matter.
The American Government has taken note of the recommendations
embodied in the report adopted on May 16, 1934, by the Advisory
Committee. If any action affecting Manchuria should become necessary
for the maintenance of adequate postal services, the American Postal
Administration will be prepared to conform such action to the
recommendations embodied in the report under reference of the
Advisory Committee.
Washington,
[July 19,
1934.]
