893.102 Tientsin/204: Telegram
The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 13—3 p.m.]
228. Late this evening I received communication from Japanese Consulate General requesting me as Senior Consul to inform colleagues that
“In view of the increasing activities of the anti-Japanese and communistic elements in and around Tientsin, the Japanese military authorities have decided to commence as from the 14th December the investigation of Chinese who may pass through the barriers placed on Yamaguchi Road, Asahi Road, Fuyo Road, and the north side of the International Bridge. Foreigners who wish to pass these barriers are advised to be in possession of passports in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.”
In view of short notice it has been impossible to consult all my colleagues but I have discussed matter with my French and British colleagues and we do not propose to advise our nationals in the sense requested pending negotiations.