893.102S/2165: Telegram
The Consul at Shanghai (Butrick) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 8—3:10 p.m.]
756. Reference Chungking’s 385, August 6, noon. Mayor Fu’s request for assistance of Municipal Council in apprehension of persons named in Wang Ching-wei warrants.
The Secretary and Commissioner General of the Municipal Council confidentially informs me that with the object of forcing the Japanese to clearly indicate their attitude a meeting of the Municipal Council to discuss Mayor Fu’s request was called for August 7 but before that date a letter was received from Mr. Okamoto, one of the Japanese councilors, stating that he did not think the matter should be discussed by the Municipal Council and that no action should be taken nor any reply made to Mayor Fu. Having thus received Japanese support of the views held by the other councilors, the meeting of the Council was not held and beyond making an acknowledgment of the receipt of Mayor Fu’s letter no action will be taken by the Municipal Council.
Sent to Department. Repeated to Chungking and Peiping.