Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The Far East, Volume III

793.94/8544: Telegram

The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, March 18, 1937—4 p.m.
[Received March 18—7 a.m.]

93. Embassy’s 92, March 16, 5 p.m.

1. The informant mentioned in paragraph 1 of these telegrams returned last night from Kalgan where he talked with several foreigners who have recently been in the vicinity of Chapsur and who confirm that the Mongol régime under Prince Teh has been established. They stated that it was established some time ago but that information with regard to it has been slow in getting out.

2. The Embassy’s informant learned that all or most of the Japanese officers who have been running the régime have recently left and have been replaced by other Japanese (presumably of the Japanese Army) who are apparently under orders to accord better treatment than their predecessors to Mongols and other non-Japanese people.

3. From the same source it is learned that Prince Teh has only three to four thousand troops. These are mostly Jehol Mongols under the leadership of the Manchukuo-Jehol Mongol, Li Shou-hsin. They are at present occupied in trying to clear up banditry in North Chahar, the bandits being some of those irregulars who were under Japanese direction at the time of their defeat of last November in Suiyuan.

By mail to Tokyo.

Lockhart