761.9415 Amur River/12: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, July 5,
1937—11 a.m.
[Received July 5—1:26 a.m.]
[Received July 5—1:26 a.m.]
202. Following from Consul General at Harbin.
“10, July 4, noon. The Kwantung army last night expressed the hope that the Russians would strictly carry out the terms of an agreement reached in Moscow involving the withdrawal of Soviet forces from the disputed territory. It is thought that tension has subsided. No further clashes have been reported.”
Johnson