Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1935, The Far East, Volume III

793.94/6985: Telegram

The Consul at Tientsin (Berger) to the Secretary of State

Tientsin, May 31, 1935—noon.
[Received May 31—6:50 a.m.]

The Japanese garrison at Tientsin have been unusually active for the past 3 days; sending soldiers to the various Chinese Government offices to make photographs and to be generally obnoxious. One company of Japanese soldiers, fully equipped accompanied by armored car, light artillery and machine gun units, spent yesterday deployed along the street outside the office of the provincial chairman. It is obvious that the Japanese military are being deliberately provocative but the Chinese have thus far avoided giving cause for overt action. Numbers of Chinese are leaving the Chinese city for the British Concession today. Repeated to Peiping and Nanking.

Berger