793.94/1919: Telegram
The Chargé in Japan (Neville) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 29—10:30 a.m.]
166. Department’s 175, September 28, 6 p.m. This afternoon I saw the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Shidehara said he had not heard from Debuchi, but there could not be any possible Japanese [Page 91] objection to the sending of two American service men through the Manchuria region. He asked me to inform him when Salisbury would leave, in order that arrangements might be made to facilitate his journey.
I plan for Salisbury to start in a day or so at the latest and shall ask Minister Johnson in Peiping to let Hanson meet Salisbury in Mukden or Changchun. Then they can prepare their itinerary. I suggest that they visit Changchun, Kirin, Tunhua, Chengchiatun, Taonan, Mukden, Yingkow, Antung, and other places where Japanese forces have observation posts or have been. Reports should be sent regularly to this Embassy and the Legation at Peiping to be transmitted to the Department. They would then return to their posts.
If the above is approved by the Department, I request authority to give $500 as emergency expense money to Salisbury, who will account for it later.