793.94/5752: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, January 16, 1933—9
a.m.
[Received January 16—12:53 a.m.]
[Received January 16—12:53 a.m.]
52. Following from American Consul General at Mukden:
“January 15, 10 a.m. Although the concentration of Japanese troops along Jehol border was denied by official spokesman here yesterday, it has been learned from a reliable source that the Fourth Division was moving southward from North Manchuria via Taonan. Indications are that preparations for Jehol drive are being hastened and that it will probably begin early in February.”
Johnson