893.00/7953: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 17—4:28 a.m.]
617. My 615, December 15, 3 p.m. Following from American consul general at Shanghai:
“December 16, 3 p.m. Southern vanguard entered Hangchow yesterday morning and with the assistance of Chekiang officers forced Civil Governor Ch’en Yi to abandon office. Southern or allied Chekiang forces have cut railway and established themselves south of Linping, while Marshal Sun and vanguard have reached Changan and hostilities are imminent. Heavy Southern reinforcements are already moving from western Chekiang. Shanghai outwardly quiet at the moment.”