Office of the Historian

793.94/10168: Telegram

The Commander of the United States Yangtze Patrol (Marquart) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Leahy)52

[Nanking,] September 20, 1937—10:27 p.m.
[Received September 21—7 a.m.]

0020. Approximately 30 Japanese bombing planes raided Nanking from 0930 to 1300 today dropping many bombs in various parts of city. One bomb fell in river immediately ahead of foreign man-of-war anchorages. Ambassador and staff, less one secretary at Embassy, embarked on board Luzon and Guam departing tomorrow for anchorage near Wuhu. All United States nationals except 17 who intend remain departing for up-river ports before noon September 21st on river steamers.

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