893.00/10969: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, July 12, 1930—4
p.m.
[Received 10:55 p.m.]
[Received 10:55 p.m.]
567. Legation’s 562, July 10, 6 p.m. Following from American Consul General at Hankow:
“July 11, 3 p.m. My July 9, 5 p.m. General Ho Ying-chin, who returned July 9 from Changsha, when interviewed today, professed ignorance of Suiping incident despite my written protest of July 7. He said that he would telegraph instructing the Suiping magistrate investigate the matter and severely punish the guilty parties.”
For the Minister:
Perkins