793.94/11290: Telegram
The Second Secretary of Embassy in China ( Atcheson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:20 a.m.]
958. Embassy’s 944, November 22, 10 p.m., Nanking safety zone. German Embassy here under date November 23rd requested German [Page 721] Consulate General [at] Shanghai (1) to communicate Committee’s proposal to local Japanese authorities and unofficially but warmheartedly support it on humanitarian grounds and (2) to ask German Embassy [at] Tokyo enter similar action. Under date 25th German Chairman of the Committee sent an appeal to Chancellor Hitler and former Shanghai Consul General Krieber that they interest themselves in the proposal and say a good word for it to the Japanese Government.
Repeated to Ambassador, Peiping, Shanghai. Peiping kindly repeat to Tokyo.