Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1933, The Far East, Volume III

793.94/6315: Telegram

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

Peiping, May 24, 1933—1 p.m.
[Received May 24—3 a.m.]

482. Mr. S. G. Cheng, confidential aide to Huang Fu, called this morning and informed me that a preliminary arrangement had been arrived at between Japanese and Chinese military for a cessation of hostilities beginning last night; that this was to be followed by discussions between delegates duly appointed by the Japanese and Chinese military for final arrangements.

Repeated Tokyo.

Johnson