793.94112/80: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 18—2:40 p.m.]
684. Following is from the Embassy’s translation of note date September 18th from the Foreign Office: [Page 464]
“Japanese are at times employed as officers and sailors by foreign merchant vessels navigating to and from the ports of the sea coast of China. Since China is now resisting Japanese attacks the Chinese Government hopes that the American Embassy will instruct American merchant vessels navigating along the coast of China to refrain from employing Japanese nationals for the present in order to avoid misunderstanding.”
Sent to Department, repeat to Shanghai for Cincaf.