793.94/1924

Memorandum by the Secretary of State

During the call of the Japanese Ambassador I told him that I had received word from the Radio Corporation of America as to the destruction at Mukden on September 19th of the radio station which they had built for the Chinese Government. I explained to him that the Radio Corporation regarded this as an important link in their chain of communication with the Orient and that its destruction had made a very unfortunate impression to the effect that the Japanese were trying to cut off communication with Manchuria. I told him that until that radio station was replaced this unfortunate suspicion would be likely to continue. He told me he would communicate with his government and let me know.

H[enry] L. S[timson]