Office of the Historian

693.002 Manchuria/254: Telegram

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

Peiping, September 4, 1932—3 p.m.
[Received September 4—5 a.m.]

1063. Legation’s 1060, September 3, 3 p.m. Following from Mukden:

“September 3, noon. Referring to my telegram of September 2, 5 p.m., Japanese consular authorities undertake to do their utmost to ensure Talbot’s safety in railway concession but assume no responsibility for his protection outside that area. In their opinion the situation is the result of his continued presence and can be satisfactorily liquidated by his departure. I am informing Talbot to this effect.”

Johnson