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

393.1115/4048: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in China (Peck)

Washington, February 13, 1939—8 p.m.

29. Your 95, February 11, 5 p.m., and Davies’ February 12, 1 p.m.⁹⁴ Department desires that you make every practicable endeavor to obtain the cooperation of the appropriate Chinese authorities in arranging for the withdrawal of Americans from Kuling and that you make use of such communication facilities as are available to urge Americans at Kuling to withdraw if possible.

Repeated to Davies, U.S.S. Oahu, Shanghai, and Hankow.

Hull

94. Neither printed.