Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The Far East, Volume III

701.6193/155: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Hankow, June 18, 1938—11 a.m.
[Received June 18—6 a.m.]

302. Soviet Ambassador left secretly on the 16th for Moscow being sent as far as Urumchi in Generalissimo’s private plane.

Chiang has informed German Ambassador that German advisers could not leave because they possess his military secrets.

For Shanghai. McHugh⁶³ requests above information be given to Overesch.⁶⁴

Repeated to Peiping and Shanghai.

Johnson

63. Capt. James M. McHugh, U. S. M. C, Assistant Naval Attaché in China.
64. Commander Harvey E. Overesch, Naval Attaché in China.