893.102 Kulangsu/215: Telegram
The Consul at Amoy (MacVitty) to the Secretary of State
[Received 8:48 p.m.]
87. On July 21 Captain Stapler, Commander of the United States South China Patrol, had an interview with Rear Admiral Miyata, Naval Commander at Amoy. During the conversation the matter of simultaneous withdrawal of landing forces was again brought up, and Rear Admiral Miyata stated that he had no authority to make any decision in the matter, that such action depended upon the decision of Vice Admiral Kondo, the Japanese Naval Commander-in-Chief in South China. During the conversation Captain Stapler was able to secure a satisfactory arrangement of the question of the four junks belonging to the International Relief Association. These junks will now be able to operate between Kulangsu and the mainland bringing fire wood for the International Settlement. In connection with the above, reference is made to paragraph 1 of my telegram No. 77, July 14, 5 p.m.19
Sent to Peiping. Repeated to Chungking, Shanghai. Peiping please repeat to Tokyo.
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