Office of the Historian

793.94/5301: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 4, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received June 4—7:30 a.m.]

612. Upon signing of Sino-Japanese agreement at [sic] the Joint Commission consisting of British, American, French and Italian Consuls and British, American, French and Italian Military Attachés was appointed under article 4 of the agreement. Information from Shanghai indicates that main undertakings of Japanese under agreement of May 5 have been completed. Unless the Department desires to the contrary, I am withdrawing Lieutenant Soule who is my present military representative upon the Commission and I shall request Admiral Taylor to designate a marine officer stationed at Shanghai to take his place during remainder of work of Commission.42

Johnson
  1. The proposed change was approved by the Department in its telegram No. 144, June 6, 3 p.m.↩