Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The Far East, Volume III

793.94/9377: Telegram

The Ambassador in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Nanking , August 15, 1937—2 p.m.
[Received August 15—6 a.m.]

439. Nanking visited by planes about 2 p.m. which dropped a number of bombs apparently on objectives south of city of Nanking, presumably air field.

Johnson