Office of the Historian

893.52/357: Telegram

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

Peiping, July 3, 1935—3 p.m.
[Received July 3—6:47 a.m.]

334. Reference Canton’s despatch to the Legation No. 32 [31], May 28, 1935 (copy sent direct to the Department)50 concerning temporary arrangement for stamping deeds at Canton. In view of reservations made by Consulate General, Legation perceives no objection to form of lease enclosed [in] that despatch and requests authorization to instruct Canton that there would appear to be no objection to Americans accepting such documents provided they do so voluntarily.51

Johnson
  1. Not printed; for enclosure, see letter from the Consul General at Canton to the Mayor of Canton, p. 811.↩
  2. The Department replied by telegram No. 200, July 6, 2 p.m., approving the instruction to Canton.↩