Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1936, The Far East, Volume IV

893.00/13804: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, December 21, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received December 21—9:04 a.m.]

368. Shanghai’s telegram of December 20, 4 p.m., especially paragraph 5.¹⁷

At my request Dr. Kung undertook on December 19 to send a telegram to Donald as from me asking if latter could make arrangements with the Young Marshal for evacuating American missionaries at Sian. I suggested that this be effected by airplane if possible and that other foreigners be included in the arrangement.

Repeated to Peiping, Shanghai, Hankow.

Johnson

17. Not printed.