According to State officials, the policy of the United States does not ask or expect her representatives abroad to expose themselves to the imminent danger of loss of life or of property, It was pointed out that frequently representatives abroad expose themselves to such danger while performing relatively unimportant duties which could be handled equally well from outside the danger zone.
The Secretary of State said that when representatives of the American Government abroad report the existence of dangerous conditions, they are authorized to shut down their offices and seek safety. He called attention to the possible serious consequences it they remain and someone is injured. He added that while members of the Embassy staff remain in the danger zones, other nationals are inclined to do likewise, According to Mr, Hull, the members of the American Embassy at Nanking will continue the main-/ tenance of relations with the Chinese government from aboard the U.S.S. Luzon. The details of Mr. Johnson's personal movements, Mr. Hull pointed out, are of less immediate concern than the maintenance of official com-tact relations with the Chinese Government—United Press.
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