793.94/7132: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:35 p.m.]
324. The following two telegrams have been received from Harbin:
“June 28, 10 a.m. Unconfirmed reports believed to be true state that a surveying party of the Kwantung Army was on June 24 attacked and two members kidnapped by Outer Mongolian troops who allegedly crossed the boundary 80 kilometers southeast of Gandjur. The Army regards it seriously and has proposed to settle the matter at the present Manchuli conference if the Mongolian delegates can receive appropriate instructions from their Government.”
“June 29, 2 p.m. Referring to my despatch No. 86, of June 14, a Japanese official has confirmed a report stating that the ‘Manchukuo’ delegates have received instructions to accept the limited agenda desired by the Mongols and that consequently general questions will not be taken up at least for the present. A possible break-up of the conference has thus apparently been averted.”
The local Japanese Embassy states that it has no new information with regard to these matters.