Office of the Historian

893.00/13827: Telegram

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

Nanking, December 23, 1936—6 p.m.
[Received December 23—11:18 a.m.]

377. British Ambassador, who has just seen Kung, reports Kung as stating that there will be no developments within next 2 or 3 days but hopeful that private negotiations’ now proceeding will result [Page 447] in something by that time. Military operations have been suspended pending result.

Sent to the Department, code text by mail to Peiping, Tokyo.

Johnson