393.1115/4210: Telegram
The Consul at Hankow (Jarvis) to the Secretary of State
Hankow, April 23, 1939—9
a.m.
[Received 12:45 p.m.]
[Received 12:45 p.m.]
95. Department’s 34, April 21, 8 p.m., my 93, April 19, 5 p.m.53
- 1.
- The U.S.S. Isabel and U.S.S. Oahu left here for Shanghai at 8 o’clock a.m. this morning. The two ships are taking 24 Americans, 11 Russians, 4 Swedish subjects and 1 Norwegian to Shanghai. The names of the Americans will be given in a subsequent telegram. The [Page 320] Russians are the Counselor of the Soviet Embassy, his wife, 8 members of his staff, and the Tass correspondent.
- 2.
- The Oahu also has on board one American employee of the Standard Vacuum Oil Company who will relieve an American member of the company staff at their installation below Kiukiang.
- 3.
- Americans and other foreigners leaving by these ships encountered no difficulties. The Japanese authorities were not asked for “permission” for Americans to leave and did not intimate that it was necessary; they were aware that Americans, the Soviet Embassy staff, and other foreigners would be leaving in our naval vessels. The Commander-in-Chief informed the Japanese Admiral here that he had granted passage to the Soviet Embassy staff and gave him their names. I am giving the Japanese Consul General a list of the Americans who left so that he may cancel the applications of those who had applied through him for passage by Japanese vessel and am suggesting that my Swedish and Norwegian colleagues do the same.
- 4.
- Five Americans hope to be able to return within the next 6 months; they understand the difficulties.
Repeated to Chungking, Peiping, Shanghai. Shanghai please repeat to Tokyo.
Jarvis
- Latter not printed.↩