Office of the Historian

393.1115/3598: Telegram

The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State

Tsingtao, September 7, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received September 8—7:30 a.m.]

Referring to Embassy’s 537, September 3 [2], noon, with respect to the question of danger to travel, Chinese Postal Commissioner here has informed Consulate that during entire month of August train service between Tsingtao and Tsinanfu was disrupted on two occasions only, once for approximately 2 days, the other delay consuming a few hours.

Press report indicates regular train service between Tsinanfu and Hsuchowfu resumed.

Sent to Peiping, Chungking. By mail to Tokyo.

Sokobin