701.0993/7–849: Telegram
The Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 8—9:27 a. m.]
2656. Ta Kung Pao and other local papers including North China Daily News July 6 carried the following item:
“Day before yesterday, Alien Affairs Section of Public Safety Bureau of Shanghai City Government set up a station at the North Station for inspecting foreign travellers. The work of this station is to inspect travel permits of foreign travellers going in and out of this city and to assist railway guards to inspect their luggage.
“From now on, Embassy and Consulate staff and newspapermen of imperialistic countries who formerly enjoyed special rights under Kmt [Page 1207] reactionary rule will be subject to inspection by inspection officers of People’s Government.”
Sent Department; repeated Nanking 1477, Canton.