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393.1123 Coveyou, Walter/2: Telegram

The Consul General at Hankow (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Hankow, April 29, 1929—1 p.m.
[Received 5:10 p.m.]

35. My 34, April 27, 11 a.m. [p.m.] The following telegram has been sent to the Legation:

“68, April 29, noon. My 66, April 27, 10 p.m. No further details have been received regarding killing of three Catholic Fathers except that Father Anthony [Maloney] at Chenki has reported that he has recovered the bodies.

I have requested Ho Chien41 to use every possible effort to apprehend the bandits and adequately punish them. Repeated to the Department.”

Lockhart
  1. Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government.↩