Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1932, The Far East, Volume IV

893.01 Manchuria/371: Telegram

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

Peiping, August 3, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received August 3—9:03 a.m.]

893. Following from American Consul General at Harbin:

“August 3, noon. One thousand Ma Chan-shan troops were enveloped and wiped out by Japanese some 35 miles east of Hailun junctions 26th to 29th. Japanese Commander Matsuki believes that Ma was killed and an attempt is being made to confirm identity of corpse. A number of doubles of Ma are known to exist in Ma’s forces.”

Johnson