793.94/7467: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, December 3, 1935—4
p.m.
[Received December 3—2 p.m.]
[Received December 3—2 p.m.]
193. Embassy’s 192, December 2, 4 p.m. An airplane, apparently the plane recently acquired by the new regime in the demilitarized zone and recently obtained from the Japanese, has flown over Peiping the past 3 days distributing propaganda pamphlets. Japanese planes continue to fly over Peiping and Tientsin and other parts of North China. There is no new information with regard to looking for troop movements in Hopei.
- 2.
- Ho Ying-chin’s secretary at Peiping states that Ho left Paoting this afternoon for Peiping. Yin Tung is in Tientsin, Chen Yi is now in Peiping allegedly negotiating on behalf of Ho for a compromise which will be satisfactory to Nanking and the Japanese. Sung Che-yuan has sent a representative to Paoting. Nanking’s compromise proposal is said to be some sort of a commission for administration of the five Northern provinces which will nominally not be as autonomous in character as that originally desired by Doihara.
- 3.
- A representative of the Mayor of Tientsin stated yesterday in confidence that the Japanese are pressing the Mayor so hard for immediate announcement of an autonomous government in the Tientsin municipality that he will either have to accede to the Japanese demands within a day or two or permit the movement to come into being over his protests with consequent disorder.
By mail to Tokyo and Nanking.
Johnson