Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1929, Volume II

811.91293/153: Telegram

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

Peking, June 26, 1929—6 p.m.
[Received June 26—4:50 p.m.⁷⁰]

512. Legation’s No. 504, June 24, 6 [5] p.m.⁷¹ Legation today received formal note from the Minister for Foreign Affairs⁷² charging that Abend has “reciprocated the hospitality extended to him by the country where he resided by maliciously fabricating news concerning it, its government and officials”. The note then refers to a news item published in the New York Times on December 9, 1928, criticizing Chiang Kai-shih and his wife and to an item published on April 25, 1929, in reference report of criticism of Nanking leaders by Chang Hsueh-liang who is alleged flatly to repudiate statements attributed to him by Abend.

Note concludes with the following paragraph:

[Here follows quotation of final paragraph of note.]

Abend has been informed no other action is being taken pending the return of the Minister.

Hewes

⁷³
For the Minister

70. Telegram in two sections.
71. Not printed.
72. Supra.
73. Clarence B. Hewes, First Secretary of Legation in China.