Office of the Historian

393.11/1186: Telegram

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

Peiping, July 3, 1930—1 p.m.
[Received July 3—10 a.m.]

537. Legation’s 522, June 30, 7 p.m. Commander in Chief on July 1st instructed commander of the South China Patrol as follows:

“As a matter of routing it is desired that destroyers assigned to South China Patrol visit Foochow, Amoy and Swatow for a period of about a week unless it is necessary to stay for a longer time in any one of these ports.”

For the Minister:
Perkins