Office of the Historian

893.01 Manchuria/976: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 19, 1933—9 a.m.
[Received December 19—7 a.m.]

917. The Consul General at Harbin reports December 18, 11 a.m. that a railway official just returned from Hsinking confirms the rumor that the Ta Ching dynasty will be restored in Manchuria with the coronation on January 1st of Pu-yi.17

Johnson
  1. The Minister’s telegram No. 921, December 20, 3 p.m., reported: “The Consul General Harbin states December 19, 11 a.m., that the coronation of Pu Yi is reported postponed to March 1st.” (893.01 Manchuria/977.)↩