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The Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, July 12, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received July 12—7:34 a. m.]

2727. Tax Bureau has served demand on Consul General for payment taxes on Glenline building equivalent to more than $8,000 US currency. July 20 set as deadline date.

Endeavoring establish tax exempt status of Consul General building with Communist authorities. Also consulting Consular colleagues, several of whom occupy buildings owned by their governments. Appears we are the only Consulate served with ultimatum so far.

Instructions urgently requested for guidance in case our negotiations fail.

Repeated Nanking 1536.

Cabot