793.94/8066: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, July 22,
1936—6 p.m.
[Received July 22—11 a.m.]
[Received July 22—11 a.m.]
375. Reference paragraph 3 of Embassy’s 372, July 21, 5 p.m.
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- The semi-official Central News Agency reports July 21 from Nanking that the Executive Yuan appointed on that day Tsao Ju Lin and Tang Erh Ho as members of the Hopei-Chahar Political Council. This has been done presumably in preparation for Wang [Page 252] Keh Min’s return to Peiping and indicates approval of Wang’s activities in case he does return. The same agency reports the Executive Yuan also appointed as members of Political Council General Liu Jui Min, the new Chahar Chairman, and Ko Ting Yuan, director of the Changlu salt inspectorate.
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- Pan Yu Kuei, heretofore reputedly most influential civilian next to Hsiao Chen Ying in Sung’s regime, resigned his post as chief of the Department of Political Affairs of the Hopei-Chahar Political Council and was put in charge July 14 of “Preparation for construction of Shihkiachwang–Tsingchow Railway.” His resignation from the Political Affairs Department was allegedly due to dislike of him on the part of Sung Che Yuan’s military subordinates because of Pan’s allegedly pro-Japanese activities. His future importance seems to depend upon the degree of resisting of Sino-Japanese economic cooperation.
By mail to Tokyo.
Johnson