Office of the Historian

693.002 Manchuria/198: Telegram

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

Peiping, July 16, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received July 16—4:15 a.m.]

819. Following from American Consulate General at Mukden:

“July 15, 3 p.m. According to a reliable source majority of the [Page 149] Chinese staff of Newchwang customs failed to report for duty on July 14th, allegedly in accordance with instructions from the Inspector General, and the police took immediate steps to [round?] them up.”

Johnson