493.11 Shanghai/29: Telegram
The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 28—9:05 a.m.]
309. Referring to Department’s telegram of May 5, 6 p.m. to the Legation,79 I am transmitting in today’s pouch 31 claims of which 25[24?] amounting to 288,000.62 are against Japanese, 4 amounting to 7,975.00 are against Chinese and 3 amounting to 3,076.00 do not state armed force responsible. All amounts in gold dollars.
Very little effort made to settle claims locally. Department’s authorization is requested,80 with a view to local settlement, to present to Japanese and Chinese severally claims definitely made against them, and to the Japanese and the Chinese jointly claims in which it has not been possible to place responsibility. All claims were carefully examined [Page 115] upon presentation but no attempt was made to check bonafides. British are filing claims against Japanese and Chinese locally.
- Vol. iii, p. 754.↩
- The Department replied in telegram of July 6, 2 p.m.: “Authorization granted. See Department’s 169 of May 5, 6 p.m., for the Minister.” (493.11 Shanghai/30)↩