793.94/5424: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 19—6:45 a.m.]
825. Report from Mukden states that an officer of the Japanese Army named Ishimotb was attacked and [carried?] off by soldiers belonging to Tang Yu-lin at [in?] Jehol. A strong protest was made by the Japanese who later despatched armoured cars from Chinchow to Chaoyang where fighting is now reported as proceeding between Japanese and Tang’s troops.
Local inquiries have so far failed to elicit any information. There has lately been considerable Japanese propaganda regarding the unfriendly attitude of Tang Yu-lin and it is surmised that present activities may be a prelude to the invasion of the Jehol area.