861a.01/223: Telegram
The Ambassador in Japan ( Warren ) to the Secretary of State
Tokyo
,
April 5,
1922β11 a.m.
[Received April 5β10:40 a.m.]
[Received April 5β10:40 a.m.]
55. Following from Vladivostok dated April 4, 11 a.m.
βThe Japanese publicity bureau states that Chita government forces numbering about 800 attacked the Japanese with (?) quite near Spassk Sunday as reply to the request to leave neutral territory. Chita casualties 80, Japanese none. There were several minor collisions yesterday and according to same source four Japanese aeroplanes bombarded Chita government positions at three stations including Sviyagino.β
Warren