Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Far East: China, Volume VII

125.6336/12–2848: Telegram

The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State

Tientsin, December 28, 1948.
[Received December 28—6:48 a. m.]

501. Five dependents Mukden Chinese staff, now Tientsin, informed us they received messages from Mukden by hand traveler who left Mukden about December 7. Traveler reports American and Chinese staff well; they go office daily. Consulate General radio reported unharmed but guarded at all times by sentry. Sentries also guard office and residences.

Sent Nanking 730, repeated Department, Shanghai 676, Peiping, Tsingtao.

Smyth