893.00/10964: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 9—5:16 a.m.]
556. Department’s 223, July 2, 5 p.m.
1. Following from American Consul at Hankow:
“July 8, 11 a.m. Your July 4, noon. This office wrote on June 28 and July 5 to the Hankow headquarters to thank Commander in Chief [sic] concerning incident and requesting punishment of guilty parties. No replies have been received. On July 7 I protested to General Ho Ying-chin who is in charge of the headquarters.
On May 4 the Consulate General circularized Americans in interior parts of H[upeh] and Southern Honan were and [therein?] concurring in the advice of H[upeh] Provincial Government and C. T. Wang [Page 144] that they withdraw to Hankow in view of impending military operations. The Reverend Mr. Lee was one of those addressed.
I have telegraphed the Reverend Mr. Lee requesting plans of himself and Deaconess Sandland and will advise Legation of his reply.”
2. A protest was despatched to the Minister for Foreign Affairs July 5, 1 p.m., in accordance with paragraph 2 of the Department’s telegram under reference.