393.115/12–1445: Telegram
The Consul General at Tientsin (Myers) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 15—10:16 a.m.]
28. [To Embassy:] This morning Karagheusian manager called with General Shih-yi’s secretary who agreed to provide office space and begin making joint inventory tomorrow, evidently direct result of your representations, Embassy’s 2137, December 11, 10 a.m. and my telegram No. 27, December 12, 1 p.m.
Chiang’s secretary informed that we regard this as first step toward return of premises and full contents to American owners, that company not interested in lease but would be willing to discuss contracts for woven or other materials after property is returned. No response yet from War Transportation Board in Frazar case.
Extremely complicated situations will arise here in disposing of “dissimilar” industrial property such as Japanese milk plant in Andersen, Meyer premises discussed in my airgram No. 8 of December 1160 unless Foreign Minister will extend his understanding to include any Japanese property on Allied premises except property formerly in possession of Japanese or puppet military authorities and governments which suggestion was favorably received by Director [of] Foreign Affairs Department, Tientsin Municipal Government.
Sent to Embassy, repeat[ed] to Department.
- Not found in Department files.↩