751G.94/140: Telegram
The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 23—9:29 a.m.]
Reference to my plain language telegram of September 22, 11 p.m.93 According to unofficial sources, the fighting is still going on, Dong-dang has been virtually surrounded by the Japanese and Langson has been bombed by Japanese planes within the last hour. All this has taken place despite efforts of the Japanese mission in Indochina to restrain the Japanese forces in Kwangsi. Every effort is being made to localize the matter but there is a possibility that the incident may soon involve a wider area. An air raid alarm has just been given in Hanoi.
Sent to Cavite for repetition to the Department, Chungking, Peiping, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Canton. Chungking please repeat to Kunming.
- Not printed; it reported that the Japanese had attacked Dongdang from Kwangsi Province (751G.94/135).↩