893.51 Salt Funds/237a: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Johnson)
156. Reference your 367, June 9, 9 a.m. and Shanghai’s despatch no. 2291, June 23, 1939,94 in regard to foreign personnel of the Chinese Government Salt Administration.
Having in mind the considerable holdings by American citizens of financial obligations secured on the Chinese Government salt revenues, the Department desires your comment (a) on any progress made in, and possible effects of, the proposed completion of merger of the Salt Administration with the Ministry of Finance and (b) on the question of the advisability of an informal approach by you to the Chinese Minister of Finance in regard to the more effective employment of the foreign staff of the Salt Administration and in regard to betterment of service conditions affecting the foreign staff.
Sent to Chungking. Repeated to Peiping and Shanghai.
- Latter not printed.↩