793.94/7121: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 27—7:15 a.m.]
321. Doihara announced at 1 p.m. today that the Chahar incident was settled fully and completely shortly before noon today when Chin Teh-chun called on him and that Chin expressed regrets for its occurrence, stated that officials responsible for the incident had been dismissed and promised to strive for amiable relations. Takahashi also stated that Chin had given him a signed letter which is supposed to contain Chinese acceptance of the Japanese demands especially as Doihara is understood to have threatened later on June 25 that he would return to Hsinking unless the Chinese did what he wanted them to do. The terms of the settlement have not been made public but it is presumed that they are in general those contained in paragraph 2 of Tokyo’s telegram No. 141, June 26, 5 p.m. with perhaps two further items, namely, (1) promise that no more Chinese shall migrate to Chahar Province for settlement and (2) a time limit of 2 weeks for fulfilling the Japanese demands.
[Page 281]Doihara also stated that the incident created by the alleged attack by Chahar soldiers on a “Manchukuo” force (paragraph 3 of abovementioned telegram) has been settled. The details are not yet known.
Repeated to Tokyo and Nanking.