393.11/1326: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 30—5:55 a.m.]
1014. Hankow’s November 8, 3 [1] p.m. Following from American Consul at Nanking:
“November 28, 3 p.m. The following is the pertinent part of a note dated November 27 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the American Consulate at Nanking:
‘We are in receipt of a telegraphic reply from the said Provincial Government stating that it has requested by note the commanding headquarters of the Second Army Corps to telegraph the appropriate local troops to escort foreigners out of the area and to telegraph the Huang Chuan Hsien Government to effect a rescue locally.’
Hankow informed.”