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

893.1115/4099c: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss)

Washington, February 24, 1939—5 p.m.

64. Department’s 43, February 3, 6 p.m. Having in mind (1) the fact that there are still American nationals at Kuling,⁶ (2) the information reported in Chungking’s 118, February 19, 11 a.m.,⁷ and (3) the officially expressed Japanese intention to proceed soon with an attack on Kuling, the Department feels that the situation calls for another approach to the Japanese authorities along the lines of the approach made by you in response to the Department’s telegram under reference.

Please repeat to Tokyo and inform the Embassy, as from the Department, that the Department desires that the Embassy also make another emphatic approach to the Japanese Foreign Office.

Repeated to Hankow, Chungking and Peiping.

Hull

6. See telegram No. 49, February 26, 9 a.m., from the Consul General at Hankow, p. 293.
7. Not printed.