893.00/8574: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 5—7:55 a.m.]
339. Following to Tsinan:
“April 5, 11 a.m. Your April 3, 11 p.m. British Legation states that general evacuation instructions have been issued for all British subjects in the interior but that it remains optional with consuls to instruct withdrawal from inland treaty ports such as Tsinan. Expedite withdrawal of all Americans to seacoast treaty ports except those in Tsinan whom you may direct to leave at your discretion. Those withdrawing should be prepared for possibly indefinite absence.”