793.94/2409
The American Consul General at Mukden (Myers) to the Japanese Consul General at Mukden (Hayashi)98
Sir and Dear Colleague: I have the honor to state that several American citizens residing in the Commercial Settlement have expressed anxiety in regard to their personal safety owing to the growing frequency of acts of armed robbery and banditry in this area during the past week. Although fortunately no American citizen has been molested so far several have reported themselves as being considerably perturbed by acts of armed robbery and shooting in their immediate vicinity. You will readily understand, of course, that the safety of American citizens is a matter of deep concern to me.
As Japanese are in charge of the local municipal administration and are responsible for the maintenance of peace and order I beg to express the hope that appropriate steps are being taken for the effective policing of this area.
I have [etc.]
- Copy transmitted to the Department by the Consul General at Mukden in his unnumbered despatch of October 12; received October 30.↩