793.94/10544: Telegram
The Consul General at Canton (Linnell) to the Secretary of State
Canton, October 9, 1937—5
p.m.
[Received October 10—5 a.m.]
[Received October 10—5 a.m.]
Reference is made to my October 1, 9 a.m., concerning the blocking of Pearl River. This morning by permission of the military authorities 18 foreign vessels which had been shut into river by the block were passed through the barrier for Hong Kong. Arrangements were made for an American tug and two tank barges loaded with oil, et cetera, belonging to Standard Oil Company to come through to Canton from Hong Kong. The block has been reestablished for the present.
Linnell