793.94/7063: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 17—9:52 a.m.]
287. According to a Reuter report from Tientsin, General Doihara made the following announcement today:
“As far as the Kwantung Army is concerned the Chahar affair is still a very live issue. The Chinese have only accepted the demands made verbally by Colonel Matsui; but that is not all we seek.”
It is stated that Matsui has gone to Changchun for instructions. No other developments of importance today except that Canton telegraphs that “present Canton atmosphere apparently more favorable to voiding cooperation with Nanking than to move for independent government”.