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Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Chinese Affairs (Ringwalt) of a Telephone Conversation With the Counselor of the Chinese Embassy (Tsui)

Mr. Tsui telephoned to state that he had received instructions from his Government to inform the Department that the Chinese authorities deeply regretted the occurrences of the student demonstrations calling for the withdrawal of American Marines from China. He stated that the press had entirely misrepresented these incidents, that many students were violently opposed to the demonstrations and that those who participated were obviously instigated by irresponsible persons who were deliberately acting against the best interests of the two governments.

According to Mr. Tsui, the Ministry of Education has issued a directive to Chinese schools that the students be reminded of the generous [Page 13] support given Chinese by the United States, and that they not be confused by isolated incidents participated in by individuals not typical of members of American armed forces in China. He said that the Chinese Government was much concerned lest the American public should interpret these incidents as representative of Chinese public opinion.

A[rthur] R. R[ingwalt]