Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1925, Volume I

893.5045/278: Telegram

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

Peking, December 22, 1925—9 p.m.
[Received December 22—11:48 a.m.]

540. My telegram 538, December 21, 8 p.m.

1. Interested ministers today authorized senior minister to give out to the press tomorrow afternoon, together with announcement of the action taken by the Shanghai Municipal Council, documents referred to in the second paragraph of my telegram 525, December 12, noon. Publication of full texts of reports will follow in due course.³⁷

2. I have expressed to Cunningham my appreciation of his part in bringing about action by Shanghai Municipal Council in accepting resignations of McEuen and Everson and offering $75,000 solatium to victims or their families. I trust this action brings Shanghai incident to a conclusion as satisfactory as could have been hoped for.

MacMurray

37. The Minister in China in despatch No. 430, Jan. 22, 1926, reported that the texts of the reports were to be released to the press by the Senior Minister on January 23 (file No. 893.5045/278).