793.94/8836: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 19—10:20 a.m.]
262. Caldwell telephoned today stating that Japanese have established mail censorship in Chinese post office at Tientsin. Caldwell, after stating that matter would be brought before consular body meeting tomorrow, asked for instructions. I instructed him to take position, and so inform his colleages at the meeting, that if any instance of censoring American official or private mail by the Japanese censors should be brought to his attention, he was authorized to lodge a protest with the Japanese Consul General at Tientsin and report all of the facts to the Embassy at Nanking. Repeated to Nanking.