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793.94/13858: Telegram

The Ambassador in Japan ( Grew ) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo , September 12, 1938—noon.
[Received September 12—8 a.m.]

594. For Hankow and Chungking. Department’s 309 received undated via Shanghai,96 Hankow safety zone.

We have today addressed a note verbale to the Foreign Office embodying substantially the text in paragraphs 2 to 5 inclusive of the Department’s telegram under reference.

I have furnished copies of our note verbale to my British, French, German and Italian colleagues expressing the thought that they might wish to take substantially similar action and requesting that they inform me of such action as they may take. The Department will be informed by telegram of their action, if and when taken.

Grew
  1. See unnumbered telegram dated September 9, 5 p.m., to the Consul General at Shanghai, p. 283.↩