893.00/8508: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 1—6:55 a.m.]
311. Following telegram has been sent to the commander in chief, United States Asiatic Fleet:
“March 31, 11 p.m. Reference my number 277, March 29, noon, to the Department of State, repeated to the American consul general at Shanghai for your information.
1. As a result of conference this afternoon with Brigadier General Castner and the American consul in charge at Tientsin, I recommend the despatch Sacramento or Asheville to Tientsin for an indefinite stay. This seems necessary in view of the general situation, which appears to be growing more dangerous, particularly at Tientsin where Communist agitators are reliably reported to have concentrated for the purpose of inciting immediate antiforeign feeling and disorders.”