124.932/559: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
18. Nanking’s 19, January 12, 2 p.m., and 23, January 17, 4 p.m.,17 which Shanghai was requested to repeat to you. Please approach the Foreign Office, and with reference to Fukui’s18 request to Allison that Allison not bring ashore radio operator at this time, state that this Government is not able to acquiesce in a compliance with this request, that this Government expects the installation and functioning of the radio operator at the American Embassy in Nanking not to be interfered with, and that this Government asks that instructions be promptly issued by the Tokyo Government to the Japanese authorities at Nanking which will put an end to further delay in the matter and insure that there will be no further interference in connection with it.