Office of the Historian

893.102S/1900: Telegram

The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, October 3, 1939—11 p.m.
[Received October 3—10:45 a.m.]

885. Reference to Department’s telegram No. 379, September 30, 1 p.m., and 382, October 2, 8 p.m. I am seeing Japanese Consul General tomorrow and leaving with him a memorandum.91 Embassy at Tokyo has been requested to take action. American Commandant tells me British military not yet prepared to take action regarding proposals for revision of defense plan. Growing indications suggest that their position when finally determined upon may be weak.

Repeated to Chungking, Peiping and Tokyo.

Gauss
  1. British representations were made October 7.↩