United States Invited to Withdraw Guards from Tientsin Nanking, June 1.
The Nationalist Government decided at its meeting to-lay to reply to the American Minister's Note of May 18 to the effect that Mr. J. V. A. MacMurray's suggestion in his ote was correct, but that its best for the protection of foreign lives and properties in China, It pointed out that the American Government and American people's sympathy with Tightcousness in connection with the unfortunate Tsinanfu case has been appreciated by the Nationalist Government and people of China and that only well disciplined troops will be employed the Nationalist drive on. Peking and Tientsin, thus assuring the American Government of even better protection to American residents there.
Tt also requested the American Minister first to withdraw the], American troops stationed at Tientsin so as further to improve the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries concerned.
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