893.00/11924: Telegram
The Consul at Amoy (Franklin) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received May 3—1:20 p.m.]
[For the Minister.] Referring to my telegram of May 3, 4 p.m., and previous. Following proclamation to be issued by Municipal Council of International Settlement at Kulangsu:
“The recent communist activities in the Changchow and Haiteng districts and the generally unsettled conditions prevalent on the mainland near Kulangsu have resulted in a large influx of refugees into the Settlement.
These prevailing conditions have caused many people on Kulangsu to have fears that trouble may break out in the Settlement.
This proclamation is issued to reassure the inhabitants of Kulangsu that no such fears need be entertained, and also to inform them that adequate steps have already been taken so that in the remote event of trouble breaking out the peace and good order of the Settlement will be maintained.
It has been necessary for the Council to make special regulations to meet the present situation, and it is the duty of every resident to conform in every way to these regulations so that the safety and welfare of the Settlement may be insured.”
Please telegraph me date and hour of receipt.
Repeated to Department and Legation.