393.11/1129: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 13—1:35 p.m.]
331. Following has been received from Nanking:
“May 12, 6 p.m. Frank Lee, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, has just informed me orally that Chengchow, Honan, will shortly be subjected to an aerial bombardment and that the National Government requests all Americans to withdraw temporarily from Chengchow. [Page 115] He said that the National Government will he responsible for damage done to American property in Chengchow. The American Minister, who is returning to Nanking tomorrow morning, is being informed. Hankow informed.”