793.94/16229: Telegram
The Ambassador in Japan ( Grew ) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 16—11:40 a.m.]
1000. Reference my telephone conversation last night with Vice Foreign Minister regarding bombing of Kunming on October 13. The Vice Foreign Minister has just called me on the telephone and given me the following message:
“I took the matter up with the Navy Department. On October 13 naval air forces raided. Kunming; and if damage was done to the American consulate, it might be a result of that raid. The Navy will see to it that the bombing of American consulate is not repeated. Such incident will not be repeated.”
Sent to the Department, repeated to Peiping and Hong Kong. Hong Kong please repeat to Kunming and Chungking.