393.1163 Seventh Day Adventist/26: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Johnson)
215. Your 427, September 1, noon. With regard to the last paragraph of the telegram under reference, the Department perceives no objection to sending to the Japanese Embassy the statement and list referred to but feels that you should avoid expressly asking that Embassy to issue orders to protect American citizens. It is suggested that in sending the above-mentioned statement and list to the Japanese Embassy you might indicate that this information is supplied for the purpose of acquainting it with the location of American citizens and their property in that area in order that Americans may not be interfered with or their property damaged.