893.00/12593: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received December 24—4:32 a.m.]
929. The following telegram has been received from Vice Consul at Foochow:
“December 23, 6 p.m. Nanking government plane bombed Foochow this afternoon at 3 o’clock, apparently aiming at the aviation field which is outside the city, and military headquarters within the native city. Reported that four bombs were dropped and several casualties resulted.
This bombing without warning was contrary to the assurances given Peck by Hsu Mo.”
Peck at Nanking has been instructed to bring the report to the attention of the Foreign Office in the same manner Changchow bombing reported in my telegram to the Department No. 928 of December 23, 4 p.m.