Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The Far East, Volume IV

393.1163P92/144: Telegram

The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, October 1, 1938—5 p.m.
[Received October 1—9:15 a.m.]

1285. Department’s 562, September 30, 8 p.m., and this office’s 1226, September 15, 10 a.m.,² properties of American Presbyterian Mission North at Soochow occupied by Japanese. A telegram has just been received from Crawford, mission representative at Soochow, reading as follows:

“Presbyterian properties fully returned, badly damaged.”

Code texts of this telegram and the Department’s 562, September 30, 8 p.m., are being sent by mail to Chungking, Peiping and Tokyo.

Gauss

2. Latter not printed.