793.94/8502
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received January 14, 1937.]
Sir: I have the honor to enclose a copy of despatch No. 536 of December 8, 1936, from the Consulate General at Shanghai,1 in which there is given a translation of a statement covering Sino-Japanese issues reported to have been dictated by General Huang Fu, former high Chinese Government official prior to his death on December 6, 1936. In the statement General Huang advises the Chinese people to support General Chiang Kai-shek in his work of rejuvenating the comitry and advises Japan that unless it desists from its activities in North China and its support of the bogus regime of “Manchukuo” rapprochement between the two oriental countries will be impossible.
Mr. Gauss states that he believes that General Huang’s statement reflects the attitude of the most enlightened Chinese regarding the present Sino-Japanese situation.
Respectfully yours,
Counselor of Embassy
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