Office of the Historian

393.112/19: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Dooman)

Washington, July 20, 1939—6 p.m.

207. Shanghai’s 613, July 17, 7 p.m.22 Please bring this matter to the attention of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and supplement the representations made at Shanghai by pointing out that the American Government takes a serious view of this and similar incidents, for which there appears to be no warrant whatsoever, and that this Government is becoming increasingly apprehensive with regard to the cumulative effect which such incidents as these may have upon public opinion in this country.

Hull
  1. Not printed; it reported an unprovoked assault upon two American missionaries by a Japanese consular police officer at Hangchow.↩