893.00/12318: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, March 28, 1933—11
a.m.
[Received March 28—2 a.m.]
[Received March 28—2 a.m.]
282. Following from American Consul General at Nanking:
“March 27, 5 p.m. I am reliably informed that Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Ching-wei and 13 other members of the National Defense Council held conference this morning in regard to interrelated military and police [political] problems. It is expected that the conference will be extended for several days. Question of who shall be president of the Executive Yuan has not yet been decided.”
Johnson