Office of the Historian

893.00/13096: Telegram

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

Peiping, May 22, 1935—9 p.m.
[Received May 22—10 a.m.]

210. Following telegram has been received from the Consul General at Mukden:

“May 22, 3 p.m. Premier Cheng53 yesterday suddenly resigned his office and a new cabinet was installed headed by Chang Ching-hui54 and including several new appointees in replacement of former members. Political significance if any is not yet apparent. A full mail report is in preparation.”

For the Minister:
Lockhart
  1. Cheng Hsiao-hsu, “Manchoukuo” Prime Minister since March 1932.↩
  2. Hitherto “Manchoukuo” Minister of Defense.↩