Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The Far East, Volume IV

394.115 Panay/7: Telegram

The Naval Attaché in Japan (Bemis) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Leahy)⁶¹

Tokyo, December 13, 1937—4:16 p.m.
[Received December 13—6 a.m.]

1613. Senior Aide to Navy Minister called today to inform Naval Attaché of sinking of U. S. S. Panay by Japenese bombing planes and stated: “Navy Minister wishes to express to Secretary of Navy and U. S. Navy his sincerest regret to this unhappy accident.[”]

61. Copy transmitted to the Department by the Navy Department.