Office of the Historian

893.51/2851: Telegram

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

Peking, June 26, 1920—noon.
[Received June 26—6:47 a.m.]

149. Japanese Minister demands formal approval of all governments concerned to notes exchanged between Lamont and Japanese group before the same are communicated to the Chinese Government. Please telegraph approval. If no reply is received by July 3d the Legation will assume that the notes are approved.

Crane