893.00B/650: Telegram

The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State

896. Following from American Consul at Harbin:

“October 16, 10 a.m. Verdict case 38 prisoners Soviet Consulate raid given out in prison yesterday. Five sentenced to nine years, 21 to seven, 7 to five and 4 (women) to two. Chinese interpreter freed. Local foreign opinion is that trial was a farce.”

MacMurray