Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1927, Volume II

893.00/8492: Telegram

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

Peking, March 31, 1927—2 p.m.
[Received March 31—9:09 a.m.]

302. Following from American consul, Chungking:

“March 29, 6 p.m. Antiforeign agitation has commenced here. Attitude of the authorities is satisfactory but their control is inadequate. No Americans reside in Chungking City. Because of necessity of daily communication with American gunboat and in order to avoid risking incident, I shall on March 30th move consulate to gunboat.”

MacMurray