393.11/1110: Telegram
The Consul General at Hankow (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 25—5:40 a.m.]
26. My 25, April 23, 4 p.m. The following telegram has been sent to the Legation.
“April 25, 11 a.m. My April 23, 3 p.m. I received this morning a personal note from General Ho Ying-chin of which the following is the substance: The communist brigands will be promptly exterminated; at present Kanchow is very safe and quiet and no danger will arise; General Chin Han-ting has been telegraphed to render protection to American life and property; hope is expressed that I will entertain no anxiety for Kanchow.
While I have no means of knowing the basis of General Ho’s optimism, he is generally well informed.
Repeated to Canton and the Department.”