393.1115/2139: Telegram
The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 9—10:40 a.m.]
1127. Hankow’s December 2, 11 a.m.,36 regarding party leaving Hankow for Canton December 10th.37 Following reply received from Japanese Consul General:
“I hasten to communicate to you in reply to your letters of December 2nd and December 5th that necessary information about 70 foreigners of various nationalities leaving Hankow by train for Hong Kong at 10 a.m., on December 10th were immediately transmitted to our naval and military authorities and that necessary arrangements have already been made not to attack from the Japanese side the special train with the foreign party on board.”
Sent to Hankow, repeated to Tokyo.