Office of the Historian

393.1115/688: Telegram

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

Nanking, September 10, 1937—5 p.m.
[Received September 10—10:21 a.m.]

636. Department’s 222, September 8, 6 p.m. Reactions of Embassies to proposed international train from Hankow to Canton are as follows: British generally against evacuation, Hankow Consul General has full powers. French have practically no nationals wishing to evacuate and are not interested. Italian and German will cooperate.

2. My 607 [626?], September 8, 6 p.m.,16 was addressed to Hankow for action toward obtaining definite information regarding number of American citizens willing to evacuate by train.

Department’s September 8, 6 p.m., and this reply have been repeated to Hankow, Peiping and Shanghai.

Johnson
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