Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The Far East, Volume IV

793.94/13357: Telegram

The Consul at Swatow (Young) to the Secretary of State

Swatow, July 1, 1938—10 p.m.
[Received July 2—7 a.m.]

From 4:30 to 6 p.m., 9 Japanese bombers dropped 71 bombs without warning indiscriminately on various parts of Swatow causing probably 50 deaths among Chinese and unknown number wounded. Father William J. Downs, American of Maryknoll Mission, slightly wounded and his house demolished; no other American casualties.

Young