893.00/6617: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 25—3:26 a.m.]
416. Following from American consul general at Canton:
“September 21, 4 p.m. General Hsu Chung-chi has been relieved of his command and left hurriedly during the night on a vessel bound for Shanghai. His bodyguard was disarmed by order of the commander of the Whampoa Cadets. It is reported that General Hsu’s principal military assistant with the Cantonese army near Sheklung has revolted and will join Chen Chiung-ming’s forces in eastern Kwangtung.
The so-called diplomatic committee has left for Shanghai.
Line between the Reds and Moderates now becoming clearly defined. There are indications that the opposition in outlying districts is crystallizing against the Reds.”