Office of the Historian

393.11/530: Telegram

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

Peking, April 1, 1927—6 p.m.
[Received April 1—10:35 a.m.]

315. Following from American consul at Hankow:

“March 31, 4 p.m. Shasi sailed this morning for Shanghai with 12 Americans including 4 women. Tungwo will sail tomorrow morning with approximately 40 Americans. Foreign banks and newspapers still closed and business practically at a standstill with no immediate prospects of improvements.”

MacMurray