Office of the Historian

793.94/4499: Telegram

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

Shanghai, March 1, 1932—11 a.m.
[Received March 1—8:35 a.m.]
1.
Admiral Kelly furnishes me this morning with following and informs me that the five items listed represent terms proposed by the Chinese which were handed by him last night to Admiral Nomura who seemed hopeful that they might form a basis for discussion. He requests that they be treated as confidential for the time being.
2.
  • “(1) Mutual and simultaneous evacuation by both sides.
  • (2) No question to be raised of permanent dismantling of Woo-sung or Lion forts.
  • (3) Joint commission with neutral observers to supervise evacuation on both sides.
  • (4) Evacuated area to be administered by Chinese as usual and policed by Chinese police.
  • (5) Chinese to withdraw to Chenju and Japanese to withdraw to Settlement and extra-concession [extra-Settlement?] roads, after which Chinese to withdraw to Nanziang. Withdrawal of Japanese to ships to be taken up at the next conference.”
Johnson