394.1123 Scovel, Frederick G./35: Telegram
The First Secretary of Embassy in China (Salisbury) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, July 23, 1938—1
p.m.
[Received July 23—10:35 a.m.]
[Received July 23—10:35 a.m.]
463. Embassy’s 441, July 13, 5 p.m.
- 1.
- A Secretary of the Japanese Embassy called this morning and stated that a report had been received from the Chief of Staff of the North China forces that Dr. Scovel’s assailant had been sentenced July 13 by court martial to 3 years imprisonment for inflicting bodily injuries and for committing unlawful entry; that the assailant arrived July 21 at Peiping and is now serving his sentence in the military prison in Peiping.
- 2.
- The same Secretary recently stated that the Japanese Embassy had been informed by the military that measures had been taken to prevent a recurrence of incidents similar to the Scovel case.
Repeated to Embassy, Hankow, Tokyo and Consulate [at] Tsingtao.
Salisbury