793.94/16787: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 17—4:50 p.m.]
347. Continuing my 344, August 13, 1 p.m. The western extramural area of Catelan [Chungking?] was raided by about 20 planes on afternoon of August 13. There was no raid during succeeding night presumably because of waning moon. On August 14 four waves of about 25 planes each dropped bombs on same western area, on industrial suburb across Chialing River and on highway terminus on south [Page 891] bank outside safety zone. The two flights which bombed western area approached city from east passing over Chancery and U. S. S. Tutuila.
Sent to the Department, repeated to Peiping, Shanghai. Shanghai repeat to Tokyo.