Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The Far East, Volume IV

393.1163 Am 3/490: Telegram

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

Washington, April 15, 1940—5 p.m.

115. Reference Chungking’s 178, April 14, 9 a.m., 179, April 14, 10 a.m.,⁵³ 180, April 15, noon, in regard to bombing of properties at Linchwan and Chihkiang.

The Department assumes that, upon confirmation by Peiping of the American character of the properties under reference, you will make emphatic representations to the Japanese Foreign Office in regard to this recrudescence of the bombing of American properties.

Please report by telegraph.

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

Hull

53. Neither printed.