861.77 Chinese Eastern/529: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Perkins) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, December 1, 1929—10
p.m.
[Received 10:45 p.m.]
[Received 10:45 p.m.]
1064. Legation’s 1063, December 1, 5 p.m. Conflicting reports as to the acceptance by Mukden of Soviet terms and continued activity of Soviet forces since November 26th suggest:
- 1.
- The likelihood of the correctness of the report that Soviet terms have not as yet been fully accepted by Mukden, or;
- 2.
- An apprehension on the part of Soviet Government lest, if pressure be at all relaxed, Mukden may, at the instance of Nanking or from hope of foreign mediation, repudiate terms which, if correctly reported, constitute an abject surrender by Mukden and a dangerous loss of prestige by Nanking.
Perkins