793.94/2045: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 10—12:05 p.m.
738. Paragraph No. 2 of the Department’s 364, October 7, 5 p.m., repeated to Mukden, which has replied as follows:
“October 10, 11 a.m. This Consulate General has informed orally the Japanese Consulate General, in response to its oral and written requests, made on behalf of the Japanese military authorities, that it does not consider the present situation justifies the Japanese request for a copy of agreement between a Chinese Government administration and an American corporation. The Japanese Consulate General has been informed further that the Radio Corporation’s interest in the physical plant is based upon the effect which damage to the plant would have upon the operation of its traffic agreement. The Japanese Consulate General yesterday unofficially informed Vincent that a telegram received from the Legation [Japanese?] Foreign Office for transmission to Japanese military authorities would hasten the re-establishment of service.”
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- Legation has replied as follows:
“October 10, 5 p.m. Your October 10, 11 a.m. being repeated the Department. Your telegram fails to state but Legation assumes that your reported conversations with the Japanese took place prior to receipt of Department’s instructions transmitted in the Legation’s October 9, 11 a.m., which provides for reference of any inquiries regarding radio station to the Department prior to any reply by your office.”
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- Above transmitted in the Legation’s October 10, 5 p.m., to Tokyo “for its information pending receipt of Department’s further instruction”.
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- Department’s instructions are requested.