Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1932, The Far East, Volume III

793.94/3697: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham)

Washington, January 29, 1932—6 p.m.

Tokyo Embassy reports under date of January 29, 5 p.m., that our Naval Attaché at Tokyo had received an official account from the Japanese Navy Department of events at Shanghai so far. The naval authorities state that the landing of Japanese forces was with an understanding with the Shanghai municipal authorities, “to protect Japanese residents outside of Settlement zone”. Do you know of any such understanding with the municipal authorities?

Repeat to Legation, Peiping, for its information.

Stimson