893.00/10886: Telegram
The Consul General at Hankow (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 7—9:30 a.m.]
39. The following telegram has been sent to the Legation:
“June 7, 3 p.m.
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I received a formal notice this morning from the headquarters of the Commander in Chief of the Army, Navy and Air Fleet [forces?] at Hankow of the establishment of a blockade in the Siang River. Notice states that foreign shipping companies will not be permitted to navigate the Siang River at present in view of the invasion of Hunan by Kwangsi-Chang Fah-kwei faction and that the Government will not assume any responsibility for losses incurred if foreign shipping companies violate the blockade regulations. No mention is made of foreign naval vessels.
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Repeated to Nanking and Department.