Office of the Historian

693.116/136: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the First Secretary of Embassy in China (Salisbury), at Peiping

Washington, August 5, 1938—4 p.m.

216. Tientsin’s 144, July 29, 4 p.m., and the Ambassador’s 397, August 3, 4 p.m., commenting on your 485, August 3, noon,56 in regard to embargo on wireless equipment at Tientsin and Tsingtao.

With regard to Tientsin’s telegram, you may, if you consider the situation warrants such action, make appropriate representations to the Japanese Embassy.

Department concurs in the Ambassador’s suggestion that the Tsingtao phase should be taken up at Shanghai. Please inform Shanghai.

Hull
  1. Latter two telegrams not printed.↩