861.77 Chinese Eastern/403: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:03 p.m.]
910. The Senior (Netherland) Minister received the following telegram dated on October 18th:
“Red bands raid Russian emigrant settlements Three Rivers district, torment [to?] death, murder all peaceful men, women; number victims grows incessantly. For humaneness beg you as representative [Page 331] whole civilized world concur putting end barbarous massacre peaceful unarmed population. Signed representative Russian emigrants in Hailar, Barga. Narbut.”
Senior Minister suggested telegraphing contents of this message to the Secretary of League of Nations, but it was decided not to do so and interested Ministers are repeating description of it to their Governments. It has been given to Reuter’s by the Senior Minister.