Office of the Historian

394.112/111: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)

Washington, December 29, 1939—5 p.m.

417. Reference Department’s 507, December 27, 4 p.m., to Shanghai, Shanghai’s 1147, December 28, 5 p.m., and Shanghai’s 1156, December 29, 8 p.m.14 The Department is concerned over the recent recrudescence of incidents as above referred to and accordingly desires that, unless you perceive objection, you bring them to the attention of the Japanese Foreign Office. In your approach please be guided by the Department’s 207, July 20, 6 p.m., and 224, July 28, 5 p.m.

Sent to Tokyo via Shanghai. Repeated to Peiping and Chungking.

Hull
  1. None printed; they reported cases of American citizens who were struck or manhandled by Japanese in China.↩