Office of the Historian

393.11/1255: Telegram

The Consul General at Canton (Jenkins) to the Secretary of State

Canton, August 16, 1930—noon.
[Received August 16—6:25 a.m.]

Referring to my telegram of August 14, 11 a.m., and Legation’s telegram of August 14, noon, concerning Bishop O’Shea and other [Page 173] Americans at Kanchow, Cantonese authorities have received no replies to telegrams sent on behalf of these people but tell me that General Ma’s troops have probably left Kanchow and the city is in grave danger if not already occupied by communist bandits. Under the circumstances nothing more can be accomplished through Cantonese.

Department, Legation, Hankow informed.

Jenkins