Office of the Historian

793.94/5134: Telegram

The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Acting Secretary of State

Shanghai, April 29, 1932—1 p.m.
[Received April 29—4:40 a.m.]

At about 11:30 this morning during military review for Japanese Emperor’s birthday an unknown Oriental approached reviewing stand in Hongkew Park and threw a bomb onto the speakers’ stand. Shigemitsu, Japanese Minister, and Shirakawa, Japanese commander in chief, were severely wounded. Other Japanese officials also [Page 734] wounded. Condition of Shigemitsu and Shirakawa not yet known. Colonel Drysdale, Military Attaché, standing nearby witnessed incident.

Johnson