893.00/4–149: Telegram
The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 2—5:38 a. m.]
541. ReContel 525, March 31. Hsin Min Pao today carried following item regarding cruiser Chungking:
[Page 221]“Under leadership Commander Teng Chao-hsiang, warship Chungking, largest cruiser of Kuomintang reactionary navy, revolted February 25 and joined battle camp of People’s forces. But Chiang Kai-shek, public enemy of the people, in collusion with the most fiendish and wicked American imperialist clique, who have determined to be enemy of Chinese people, sent air planes to Hulutao to bomb and sink cruiser Chungking on 4 consecutive days, March 17, 18, 19 and 20.
Upon hearing news all Chinese without exception were infuriated. They recognize that diabolical mien of American imperialists, the masters of bandit Chiang Kai-shek, has now been quite exposed; the following is letter written by group of primary school students:
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Sent Department 541, Nanking 334, Office Embassy Canton, Shanghai 374, Tsingtao, by mail to Tientsin.