793.94/7924: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 1—6:30 a.m.]
271. Reference section (e) of Embassy’s 267, May 29, 4 p.m. Student[s] of Yenching, Tsinghua, and the National University of Peiping and of five middle schools at Peiping went on strike May 30 for 5 days. Groups of strikers of Yenching University began to tour the countryside to explain the political situation. Students of the Normal University at Peiping declared a 3–day strike. The primary [Page 186] motive of these student activities is opposition to Japanese aggression. There is a danger that such activities may result in an incident or may be made use of by unscrupulous persons to precipitate a situation inimical to China’s sovereignty in Hopei Province.
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