393.1115/8–349: Telegram

The Consul General at Hankow ( Callanan ) to the Secretary of State

244. Deptel 45, July 26, 7 p. m.,12 re evacuation. Question academic now since no foreigner may leave Wuhan. No travel regulations issued and no answer yet given several applicants for travel Shanghai, Kiukiang, Kuling and Nanking some submitted requests. Presumably travel regulations will eventually be issued.

There is no American or other demand for evacuation. Business people remain under orders of their firms, while teachers and missionaries have not yet been harassed. Probably ten or a dozen would become interested if vessel were definitely arranged.

Sent Department 244; repeated Nanking 191; OffEmb Canton 121; Shanghai 108.

Callanan
  1. See footnote 7, p. 1274.