Memorandum left at the Department of State by the German ambassador.
German Embassy, July 31, 1900.
The Imperial German governor in Tsing-tau has been instructed by telegraph to care, after respective communication with the Chinese governor-general, with all energy for the protection of the Christian missionaries of all nations, and, moreover, one of His Majesty’s war ships will go, for the Protection of the foreign interests, to the surroundings of Tschifu. The Imperial German Government is ready to take, if necessary, still other adequate measures.