793.94/9111: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, July 31, 1937—9
a.m.
[Received 10:35 a.m.]
[Received 10:35 a.m.]
345. Following a conference with my British, French and Italian colleagues July 30, 5 p.m., I have sent the following instruction to Lockhart:
“July 31, 9 a.m. Your July 29, 5 p.m.
- 1.
- Please prepare two communications following the text of the suggested note26 and signed ‘For The Ambassador’. One should be addressed to the Chairman of the Hopei–Chahar Political Council without personal name and handed to a responsible officer and the other addressed to the Japanese Ambassador by name and handed to the Counselor in charge of the Japanese Embassy. When this action has been taken you should inform Tientsin. The communications should be delivered in person on the same day as similar communications are sent or delivered by the diplomatic officers of the British, French and Italian Embassies but not in company with them. On July 30, 6 p.m., the British Ambassador had not received final instructions from his Government and you should keep in touch with Cowan.
- 2.
- In the third paragraph of the text use ‘Japanese’ or ‘Chinese’ [Page 305] as the case may be. After ‘indirectly’ insert ‘to’ and incorporate the other changes indicated in the Department’s 129 of July 20, 5 p.m.
- 3.
- When I receive information that these communications have been delivered by you I intend to hand copies to the Chinese Foreign Office for its information. Department informed regarding this instruction in my 345, July 31, 9 a.m.”
Only to Tokyo.
Johnson