793.94/6295: Telegram
The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 20—6:12 a.m.]
104. The Japanese General Staff office states that Japanese troops are now within 25 miles of Peiping on both northern and eastern sides; that occupation of Peiping will probably not be necessary; that there is no intention of occupying Tientsin, which is not and never has been one of their tactical objectives; that the Japanese forces have now practically accomplished their purpose in North China; that General Liu Kuei-tang has declared independence of Chahar Province from China and that it is rumored that the movement for the independence of North China is gaining ground in the Tientsin area.
Not repeated to Peiping.