894.6363/154: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton)
Washington, December 20, 1934—7
p.m.
434. Your 628, December 18, 7 p.m.
- 1.
- Department is informing Grew of the essential features of your telegram under reference and is suggesting that he confer with Clive with the view to obtaining a detailed understanding of the latest views of the British Foreign Office and of the exact procedure it now envisages; that thereafter, provided he concurs and American oil interests so desire and provided his British colleague takes similar action, he may, with the Department’s approval, proceed along the lines briefly indicated to you in paragraph 2 of the Department’s 431, December 14, 8 p.m.
- 2.
- Department is informing Grew that it leaves for joint decision by him and by his British colleague the question whether mention should be made, in their contemplated discussions with Japanese officials, of the special representatives of the oil interests now in Shanghai.
- 3.
- Inform Foreign Office of the foregoing and report any developments by telegram.
Hull