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Telegram by Harold John Timperley, intercepted, deciphered by American intelligence on February 1, 1938. Later published by NARA (US National Archives and Records Administration) at September, 1994.

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"Since return (to) Shanghai (a) few days ago I investigated reported atrocities committed by Japanese Army in Nanking and elsewhere. Verbal accounts (of) reliable eye-witnesses and letters from individuals whose credibility (is) beyond question afford convincing proof (that) Japanese Army behaved and (is) continuing (to) behave in (a) fashion reminiscent (of) Attila (and) his Huns. (Not) less than three hundred thousand Chinese civilians slaughtered, many cases (in) cold blood. Robbery, rape, including children (of) tender years, an insensate brutality towards civilians continues (to) be reported from areas where actual hostilities ceased weeks ago. Deep shame which better type (of) Japanese civilian here feel - reprehensible conduct (of) Japanese troops elsewhere heightened by series (of) local incidents where Japanese soldiers run amock (in) Shangai itself. Today North China Daily News reports (a) particularly revolting case where (a) drunken Japanese soldier, unable (to) obtain women and drink he demanded, shot (and) killed three Chinese women over sixty and wounded several other harmless civilians."

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current	19:30, 27 March 2006	338×442 (69 KB)	Caiqian (Talk \| contribs)	(A message that American intelligence intercepted, deciphered, and later translated into English on February 1, 1938. Later published by NARA (US National Archives and Records Administration) at September, 1994)