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The Chargé in China (Mayer) to the Secretary of State
Peking, October 21,
1926—5 p.m.
[Received October 21—9:45 a.m.]
[Received October 21—9:45 a.m.]
503. Following from American consul general, Hankow:
“October 20, 4 p.m. Commissioner of Foreign Affairs here was informed last night that Central Executive Committee at Canton has approved proposed removal of capital from Canton to Wuchang.
Southern forces are very close to Nanchang on three sides and decisive fighting is imminent. This and uncertainty of situation in Chekiang has made even more delicate Sun Ch’uan-fang’s position in the Kiukiang area.”
Mayer