Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The Far East, Volume IV

393.1115/3558: Telegram

The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State

Tsingtao, August 29, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received August 29—7 a.m.]

With reference to Peiping’s 503 of August 18, 3 p.m., regarding return of missionaries to interior, the Japanese Consulate General has now given permission to Americans to travel on Tsingtao-Tsinanfu Railway. Through cooperation of Japanese Consul General the railway will give special facilities for transportation. About 30 Americans will travel to Tsinanfu and to points south on the Tientsin–Pukow Railway. They propose to leave Thursday or Friday of this week.

Sent to Peiping, Chungking, Tientsin. By mail to Tokyo.

Sokobin