893.811/284: Telegram
The Minister in China (Reinsch) to the Secretary of State
Peking, January 21, 1918, 8
p.m.
[Received January 21, 4 p.m.]
[Received January 21, 4 p.m.]
Your January 16, 7 p.m. Have spoken to His Excellency, Hsiung, and he has authorized Chinese Minister by cable.
[Page 616]As the advance is provided for in the main contract,43 it is not clear what further negotiations necessary except arranging details of the advance.
Reinsch