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Memorandum by Mr. Myrl S. Myers of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs

[Washington,] July 26, 1937.

In conversation with Mr. Myers on July 24, Colonel Bratton77 stated that according to information received from our Military Attaché at Tokyo the Japanese have reenforced their north China garrison since July 7 with units as follows: about two-thirds of the 20th Division (which is at war strength) from Korea, or about 17,000 troops; one regiment of infantry and one battalion of field artillery from Jehol Province; 500 transport, signal corps and service troops from Japan. These forces, plus the regular north China garrison estimated at about 8,000, brings the total number of Japanese forces in north China up to some 32,000 troops.

Note: It is interesting to note from the above that except for Japanese troops withdrawn from Jehol Province there appear to have been no withdrawals from Manchuria for the purpose of reenforcing the north China garrison.

  1. Col. Rufus S. Bratton, Military Intelligence Division, War Department.↩