Office of the Historian

393.1163Am33/201: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart), at Peiping

Washington, November 10, 1939—5 p.m.

251. Your 574, November 8, 3 p.m., and Chefoo’s November 7, 9 a.m. to Peiping,80 search of the American Southern Baptist Mission at Laichow, Shantung, by Japanese military. As Miss Huey’s residence was reportedly searched without permission and as the search of the other mission premises was carried out under the duress constituted by surrounding the mission with soldiers and machine-guns, the Department believes that you should bring this matter to the attention of the Japanese Embassy at Peiping.81 Before doing so, you may in your discretion ask Chefoo for a more detailed statement of the search of the Huey residence and of the losses incident thereto.

Sent to Peiping. Repeated to Chungking and Chefoo. Peiping please repeat to Tokyo.

Hull
  1. Neither printed.↩
  2. Representations were made at Peiping and Tokyo.↩