793.94/9317: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 12—5:12 p.m.]
414. Your [Shanghai’s] 458, August 12, 7 p.m. to the Department.
I have discussed recommendation in your paragraph 2 with British Ambassador. We are agreed that we have done everything possible [Page 392] to persuade Chinese Government to avoid a clash at Shanghai. As regards obtaining an undertaking to respect area south of Soochow Creek we think this is a matter for commanders of neutral defense forces of Settlement who should request both sides to respect area patrolled by them by not sending their armed forces into said area as in 1932.
Sent to Shanghai.