861.77 Chinese Eastern/100: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 24—1:45 p.m.]
621. My 601, July 20, 1 p.m. Following from American Consul at Harbin: [Page 234]
“July 22, 3 p.m. Forty Soviet consular and trade representatives left the city for Siberia July 20th, sixty on the 21st, sixty expect to leave today, and Consul and members of the board of directors of the railway expect to leave tomorrow. Chinese merchants closed shops Manchuria Station against the wishes authorities. Conditions Hailar and surrounding country of Barga quiet, no clashes along the border reported, no immediate danger of Chinese or Russian outbreaks at Harbin which is being patrolled by additional police.”