893.6363 Manchuria/23: Telegram

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

304. Department’s 112, July 5, 6 p.m. to Tokyo regarding petroleum monopoly. British Legation informs me that British Consulate [at] Mukden has now been instructed to make representations to Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs at Hsinching leaving with him an unaddressed memorandum in the sense of item (e) of Tokyo’s 142, July 3, 6 p.m. to the Department.

Johnson