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The Commander of the Fourth Regiment, United States Marines (Hooker), to the Commander in Chief, United States Asiatic Fleet (Taylor)78

[Shanghai, January 29, 1932.]

8629. Senior officers present Shanghai: Navy, Rear Admiral Shiozawa, Japanese; military, Brigadier G. Fleming, British. Rear Admiral directing Japanese operations both ashore and afloat but no authority over troops ashore except own nationals. French and International Settlements under separate municipal councils. All commanders of troops ashore elected Brigadier Fleming as coordinator to insure unity of action and transmit information but without authority to command. Military forces: American, 1,264; British, 2,086; French, 1,008; Italian, 160; Japanese, unknown, estimate at 3,000 Shanghai Volunteers Corps, 1,746. Naval forces: American, 1 destroyer; British, 1 cruiser, 4 gunboats; Italian, 1 cruiser, 1 gunboat; French, 2 gunboats; Japanese, 3 cruisers, 18 destroyers, 1 aircraft carrier, 1 gunboat.

The Assistant Military Attaché in China (Tenney) to the Adjutant General of the Army79

[Extract]
Peiping, January 29, 1932.

No. 323. Par. 4. Japanese General Staff is now war mad and it is [Page 109] believed it should be realized and would not hesitate at hostilities with United States if their course blocked.

Tenney
  1. Copy of telegram transmitted to the Department by the Navy Department, January 29.↩
  2. Copy of telegram transmitted to the Department by the War Department, January 29.↩