793.94/1791: Telegram

The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

579. Legation’s 578, September 12, 8 [5] p.m. Following from American Consul General at Mukden:

“September 13, 11 a.m.

No important developments in the Nakamura affair since my political report of 10th. Japanese Consul General, without making a specific threat, seems to have convinced Mukden authorities of Japanese determination to secure satisfaction and of the critical consequence of unsatisfactory reply. After a conversation on the 10th between the Chinese and the Japanese, the chief of the Chinese military police left immediately to join the group of investigators who were sent out on the 6th.”

Johnson