Office of the Historian

893.5151/798: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, December 21, 1940—noon.
[Received 2:10 p.m.]

629. With reference to Hankow’s December 20, 10 a.m. to Chungking, I am of the opinion that it would be desirable for Spiker to reply to the notice from the Japanese Consul General substantially to the effect that the regulations in question cannot be considered as applicable to American nationals. The Department’s instructions are respectfully requested.61

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Sent to the Department. Repeated to Peiping, Hankow, Shanghai. Shanghai, please airmail code text of this message and Hankow’s telegram under reference to Tokyo.

Johnson
  1. In telegram No. 217, December 27, 7 p.m., the Department expressed approval of the Ambassador’s suggestion (893.5151/798).↩