Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1912

File No. 493.11/362.

The Acting Secretary of State to the American Minister.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, December 21, 1912.

A request of the Chinese Government has been informally made by the Chinese Minister for the postponement for one year of settlement of the unpaid indemnity installments due from November 1911 to December 1912. This Government is not disposed to object if postponement is necessary and provided similar instructions are received by your colleagues.

Huntington Wilson.