Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1932, The Far East, Volume IV

693.002 Manchuria/206: Telegram

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

Tokyo, July 19, 1932—10 p.m.
[Received July 19—10:05 a.m.]

191. Following from the Consul at Dairen.

“July 19, 2 p.m. All 10 Japanese customs officials and 54 clerks, including 20 new ones, now operating Manchukuo customs in old building. British Assistant Commissioner and 58 officials and clerks of Maritime Customs, mostly Chinese, continue at desks in old building. Kwantung Government allows new services to function and has acted to prevent Maritime Customs from remitting million yen collected before customs taken over. Full report follows.”⁵

Copy by mail to Peiping.

Grew

5. Not printed.