793.94/13942: Telegram
The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 22—3:05 p.m.
1257. With reference to this Consulate General’s 1035, July 2697 concerning proposed Ichang safety zone, a written reply was received today from the local Japanese Consulate General which states: [Page 483]
“Although the Japanese military authorities are unable to recognize formally the proposed safety area, they are ready to give favorable consideration to the matter insofar as it is not prejudicial to our military operations, and at the same time so long as it is entirely clear that the Chinese forces do not take advantage of, or approach the proposed ‘safety area’.”
Repeated to Chungking, Tokyo, Hankow, by mail to Peiping.
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