393.11/577: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Hankow (Lockhart)
Washington, April 11,
1927—4 p.m.
Your April 8, 6 p.m. This Government is prepared to pay its proportionate share for the purpose of chartering ship to take care of you and your staff while you remain at Hankow. Department desires to know what this share would be. You must understand that this Government has no funds for the purpose of chartering a ship as a place of refuge for Americans at Hankow for an indefinite time.
Kellogg