Office of the Historian

793.94/10849: Telegram

The Commander in Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet (Yarnell) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Leahy)92

[Shanghai,] October 26, 1937—9:05 p.m.
[Received October 26—12:30 p.m.]

0026. Reference orders regarding opening fire on planes in self defense, do not believe such attacks probable but issuance and publicity of this order will undoubtedly result in more care being observed in avoiding such action by planes of opposing forces. Commanding General has been advised gravity of such action and that authority should be used with greatest care.

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