893.01 Provisional/119: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart)
Washington, May 24, 1938—4
p.m.
337. Your 655, May 13, 4 p.m., paragraph 2, Appointment by “Reformed Government” of Judges of the First Special District Court.
- 1.
- The Chinese Ambassador called at the Department on May 19 and stated that the Chinese Government had knowledge of an intention on the part of the Japanese Government to replace the members of the judiciary in Shanghai with new appointees to be appointed by the Japanese sponsored authorities at Nanking. The Ambassador expressed the very earnest hope that the Department would instruct its Consular representative at Shanghai to refuse to recognize any new judges who might be appointed by Japan. The Chinese Ambassador was informed that the question raised by him would receive immediate consideration by the Department.
- 2.
- Please refer to Shanghai’s despatch No. 1283, March 16, 1938,44 entitled “Chinese Courts at Shanghai”, particularly comment on page 7 thereof, and telegraph what action, if any, has been taken by the Consular Body and the Municipal Council to deal with the question under reference.
Hull
- Not printed.↩