Keywords: Nanking telegram Harold John Timperley.gif Convert to PNG Kōki Hirota to Washington Embassy of Japan in the United States of America on the article written 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 廣田弘毅 からワシントン アメリカ合衆国日 大使館 に られたハロルド・J・ティンパーリの書いた記事に関する電文の附属資料 ティンパーリの書いた記事の内容 1938年2 1日にアメリカ 報部に傍受および暗号解読されたもの 後にNARA(アメリカ国立公文書記録管理 で1994年9 に公開 ) published by NARA US National Archives and Records Administration at September 1994 User Scafloc 2007-05-04T16 16 22Z Text 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 Shanghai 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 PD-USGov original upload log wikitable date/time username resolution size edit summary ---- 2007-05-04T16 16 22Z User Scafloc 338×442 69 49Kb <nowiki>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 Text Since return to Shanghai a few days ago I i</nowiki> Historical records of Nanjing Massacre Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal Kōki Hirota Harold John Timperley |