893.00/6570: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 31—9:40 a.m.]
369. Referring to my telegram number 365, August 30, 6 p.m. Following from American consul general at Canton:
“August 28, 4 p.m. According to fairly reliable reports, strike committee has decided to cancel strike and boycott with respect to all foreigners excepting British and Shameen residents. Needless to say I shall not consent to many Americans returning unless the attitude of the new Red regime is fairly satisfactory.
I am reliably informed Hu Han-min surrendered to Whampoa cadet headquarters and is at Whampoa fort under surveillance. He is no longer a member of the Government. The city seems quiet and no more fighting is expected unless Cantonese troops in the Province combine to attack.”