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

893.00/13438: Telegram

Nanking , March 31, 1936—noon.
[Received March 31—9:15 a.m.]

73. My 72, March 31, 11 a.m.66

1.: I am informed by British Embassy that a telegram just received from its Military Attaché at Taiyuan states that (1), according to official despatch, Government troops have reoccupied Shihlou and [Page 515] Homa (the press reported the reoccupation of Shihlou March 27, Homa March 28); (2), the Government’s 4th Division and one brigade of the 6th Division have entered northern Shansi; (3), the situation at Hungtung is serious but Government troops will shortly close upon the Communists in that area; and (4), foreign women and children have evacuated Luanfu (Changchih) in southeast Shansi.
2.: Tientsin’s January 1st list names following Americans: (all of China Inland Mission) at Luanfu: Dr. Paul Ernest Adolph, wife and two children; Eber J. Hazelton, wife and two children; and James E. Kester. The press reports that five foreign men are remaining at Luanfu and that an anticipated march upon that place by Communist forces has not developed.
3.: Repeated to Peiping, Tientsin, Shanghai.

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