793.94/2008: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Neville)
[Paraphrase]
Washington, October 9, 1931—3
p.m.
191. It is my desire that you call immediately upon Baron Shidehara and question him (1) whether the Japanese Government has given its assent to the information bulletin of the Japanese General Staff which you summarized in your 178 and in which the statement is made that for various reasons the withdrawal of Japanese troops cannot take place; (2) whether it is true that bombs have been dropped on Chinchow by Japanese airplanes as is reported on what seems good authority.
Stimson