Office of the Historian

124.93/355: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)

Washington, September 20, 1937—10 p.m.

220. Under date September 20 Ambassador Johnson telegraphs from Nanking as follows:

“I have come aboard Luzon and Guam with entire commissioned staff with exception of Paxton51 who volunteered and with my approval is remaining to maintain contact with Chinese authorities. I shall keep in touch with Paxton by telephone from Wuhu from which place I can reach Nanking in 2 hours. About 17 American citizens including press, doctors and nurses remain in Nanking. Would appreciate if you will inform Tokyo Paxton’s presence on Embassy premises location of which should be well-known to members Japanese Embassy at Shanghai who can inform Commander of Japanese forces.”

Please appropriately inform Japanese Foreign Office.

Moore
  1. John Hall Paxton, Second Secretary of Embassy in China at Nanking.↩