893.00/8606: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
Peking, April 6,
1927—4 p.m.
[Received April 6—3:18 p.m.]
[Received April 6—3:18 p.m.]
365. Following from American consul at Tsinanfu:
“April 5, 2 a.m.
- 1.
- All British subjects in this district have been instructed to withdraw to seaboard by April 8th. Because of the apparent increasing seriousness general conditions, the consulate has strongly urged all Americans remaining in this district to withdraw to Tientsin Tsingtao by next Saturday. Principal foreign firms have withdrawn staffs here and by April 10th, insofar as can be determined, only 6 American men will be remaining in Tsinanfu excepting 11 members of Catholic mission.
- 2.
- There is no pronounced antiforeign feeling and the consulate has been assured by provincial authorities that every protection will be given foreign life and property. All arrangements have been made for transferring administration of Shantung Christian University, including hospital and mechanic school, to Chinese staff. At present there is no cause for anxiety over local conditions.”
MacMurray