THE FAR EASTERN CRISIS



French Government wished to be sure that any attitude that it might
adopt would be in accord in so far as possible with the policies of
the other two countries, whose interests in the issue raised by the
Japanese were conceived to be greater than those of France.
                                                            HuLL

893.71 Manchuria/57: Telegram
  The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

                                   GENEVA, May 14, 1934-4 p. m.
                                 [Received May 14-12: 25 p. m.]
  247. Your instruction of April 24 concerning "Manchukuo" Ad-
visory Committee received yesterday. This morning I learn from
Haas that the meeting today is merely to select officers and that at
the meeting scheduled Wednesday afternoon 12 it is contemplated
that the chairman will make a proposal to following effect:
  (1) It will be recalled that "Manchukuo" is not a member of
the Universal Postal Union; that the Advisory Committee's report
of June 3rd last, paragraph 2, covered preventive action in case of
application by "Manchukuo" for admission to Postal Union; that
by
this the Advisory Committee certainly did not mean that the As-
sembly resolution prohibited the forwarding of postal correspond-
ence through Manchuria; that such practical steps as might be taken
by the appropriate administrations of the states members of the
League to enable the carrying on of such transit (under conditions
in no sense implying de jure or de facto recognition of the existing
regime in Manchuria) should not be regarded as inconsistent with
that resolution.
  (2) The Advisory Committee is of opinion that:
  (a) "Manchukuo" cannot appeal to the provisions of the Universal
Postal Union in regard to its relations with the postal administra-
tions of the countries belonging to the Universal Postal Union.
  (b) The Assembly's report and the Advisory Committee's reconm-
mencdation cannot be construed to preclude the competent technical
administrations of members of the League from taking temporary
measures which, not being based upon an international convention
and not involving the conclusion of an international convention or
the use of an organization created by an international convention,
may seem to them advisable in order to permit the forwarding of
postal correspondence through Manchuria.
  (c) If such measures involve the establishment of relations be-
tween postal administrations of members of the League and the
"Manchukuo" administration such relations should only be regarded

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