Office of the Historian

793.94/9923: Telegram

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

Nanking, September 6, 1937—7 p.m.
[Received September 6—9:40 a.m.]

617. Your [Shanghai’s] 648, September 4, 10 a.m. Please inform Admiral that a joint note supporting action taken by him and British [Page 310] and French Admirals is being sent to Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs today.

Sent to Shanghai; repeated to Department.

Johnson