Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The Far East; The Near East and Africa, Volume IV

893.102 Kulangsu/130: Telegram

The Consul at Amoy (MacVitty) to the Secretary of State

Amoy, May 17, 1939—5 p.m.
[Received May 17—8:55 a.m.]

25. At a meeting between American and British Navy and Consuls it was decided, in view of the indefinite promises of the Japanese, to land naval parties equal in number to the Japanese troops in Settlement at 6 p.m. today.

MacVitty