493.11/1295
The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (MacMurray)
Sir: The Department has received your despatch No. 1029 of May 1, 1927, in regard to claims on account of losses sustained by American citizens in China at the hands of Nationalist soldiers.
The Department concurs in your opinion that it would be unwise to present claims to the Peking Administration at this time for losses incurred by American citizens without its jurisdiction. The Department believes that you may appropriately follow the course of procedure [Page 139] outlined on page three of your despatch and endeavor to obtain suitable indemnity from the local authorities in individual cases.
I am [etc.]