Office of the Historian

393.1163Am3/413: Telegram

The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, October 15, 1939—noon.
[Received October 16—6 a.m.]

522. Department’s 229, October 12, 5 p.m., to Peiping—Sisters of Providence. We made formal representations to the Foreign Office on October 10. Circumstances of this case were set forth as fully as possible; reference was made to effort to impair American rights to carry on educational work; request was made for immediate termination [of] interference and for investigation.

Peiping please repeat to Chungking and Hankow.

Grew