893.102 Kulangsu/266: Telegram
The Consul at Amoy (MacVitty) to the Secretary of State
Amoy, October 17, 1939—9
p.m.
[Received October 17—1:47 p.m.]
[Received October 17—1:47 p.m.]
- 1.
- Late this afternoon the Chairman of the Municipal Council and the Japanese Consul General signed a final agreement settling the Kulangsu incident. The settlement has the approval of the Consular Body.
- 2.
- The agreement follows the lines mentioned in section 2 my
September 26, 9 p.m. to Peiping with the following exceptions:
- (1)
- The appointment of 10 additional Formosan police, not to be made until the Municipal Council considers its financial conditions will permit.
- (3) [2]
- Traffic between the mainland and the International Settlement to be restored to conditions existing on May 10th. However, only 40 junks are to be allowed for this traffic, all of which must be registered with the Japanese naval authorities.
- 4. [3.]
- Arrangements are now being made between American and Japanese naval authorities for the simultaneous withdrawal of landing forces.
Sent to Peiping; repeated to Chungking, Shanghai. Peiping please repeat to Tokyo.
MacVitty