Office of the Historian

313.1115/556: Telegram

The Commander in Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet (Yarnell) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Leahy)1

[Shanghai,] September 6, 1937—12:12 p.m.
[Received September 6—5 a.m.]

1106. American nationals evacuated to date: Shanghai 1729; Peiping–Tientsin area 177; Chefoo–Tsingtao area 99; Yangtze river [Page 308] ports and interior 31; Foochow, Amoy, Swatow 0; Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Kweichow Provinces, Hainan Island 0; American nationals remaining: Shanghai 2527; Peiping–Tientsin area 1585; Chefoo–Tsingtao area 1649; Yangtze River ports and interior 1257; Foochow, Amoy, Swatow 284; Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Kweichow Provinces, Hainan Island 756. Total evacuated 2036, total remaining 8058. Report includes civilians and Army, Navy, Marine dependents.

  1. Copy transmitted to the Department by the Navy Department.↩