Office of the Historian

693.002 Manchuria/26: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton)

Washington, March 26, 1932—3 p.m.

99. Department’s 88, March 11, 1 p.m. Your 111, March 16, 5 p.m., last sentence, and your 107, March 12, noon.

A. Under date March 22, 11 a.m., Minister Johnson telegraphs from Shanghai as follows:

[Here follows quotation of telegram printed on page 616.]

B. Under date March 26 [, 10 a.m.,] Minister Johnson telegraphs further from Shanghai as follows:

[Here follows quotation of telegram printed on page 632.]

C. Department feels that action such as suggested in its telegram under reference is desirable and would be useful from point of view of future developments.

D. Please report any developments by telegraph.

Stimson