793.94/8478: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 31—7 a.m.]
387. Exchange of notes between the Chinese Foreign Office and the Japanese Embassy dated December 30 settling the Chengtu and Pakhoi incidents have been released in Chinese and English. Chinese Government expressed regret in both instances and listed following actions taken with reference thereto:
Chengtu incident. Garrison commander and chief of the Bureau of Public Safety relieved of their posts. Two principal culprits executed and four others sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. Families of the two Japanese killed reimbursed for actual damages suffered and given adequate compassionate grants. Two Japanese injured given medical expenses and compensated for actual damages suffered. Total paid by Chinese Government in settlement of Chengtu incident yuan $98,887.10.
[Page 453]Pakhoi incident. Two officers in charge of garrison dismissed. Those found guilty have “received punishment in accordance with the degree of their complicity”. Compassionate grant of yuan $30,000 given relatives of the deceased Japanese.