Office of the Historian

793.94/15960: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 18, 1940—8 p.m.
[Received June 18—9:14 a.m.]

463. Our 452, June 15, 6 p.m.82 We have been informed by an American correspondent that the Foreign Office has already given to the press an announcement concerning the reply to our representations made on June 15 as reported in our telegram under reference concerning the bombing of Chungking. Following is our translation of the Foreign Office note which was received late this afternoon:

[Here follows text of Japanese note No. 121, June 18, printed in Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, volume I, page 694.]

Repeated to Shanghai. Shanghai please repeat to Chungking, Peiping.

Grew
  1. This telegram reported the Ambassador’s representations; see his memorandum of June 15, Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, Vol. i, p. 692.↩