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

793.94/11526: Telegram

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

Hankow, December 8, 1937—4 p.m.
[Received December 8—9:41 a.m.]

23. A representative of a foreign Embassy stated this morning that a few days ago 42 Soviet planes arrived in Nanchang bringing about 100 Soviet flyers and other aviation personnel, also that about 50 Soviet flyers are in Hankow and a number of planes including an efficient pursuit plane. This information has not been confirmed but is regarded as probably reliable.

Repeated to Shanghai, Nanking, Peiping.

Johnson