893.01 Manchuria/355
The Chinese Chargé (Yen) to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I beg to inform you that I have just received a cablegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nanking, a translation of which runs as follows:
The Japanese Government has decided to appoint an Envoy Extraordinary and Plentipotentiary to Manchuria, who will concurrently be the Commander-in-Chief and Governor-General of Kwantung. Evidently Japan is now repeating in Manchuria the old tactics which she adopted when she merged Korea as a part of the Japanese Empire in the establishment of a Resident-General in Korea. This move on the part of the Japanese Government may be taken as a step preliminary to her recognizing the regime known as “Manchukuo” and making the Three Eastern Provinces of China a part of the Japanese Empire.
In accordance with the instructions of my Government, I respectfully invite your serious attention to the contents of the cablegram stated in the preceding paragraph.
I am [etc.]