893.00/10797: Telegram
The Consul General at Canton (Jenkins) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 9—1 a.m.]
Referring to my telegram of April 5, noon.84 According to unofficial but reliable reports, Communist bandit forces have now occupied Yanfa in Northern Kwangtung and are proceeding to Chihing. The local authorities have sent some troops into this area but they are mostly raw recruits and may not be able to cope with the situation. The Consulate General is warning Americans at Shiuchow and Linchow of possible danger.
Cantonese airplanes have recently bombed Nanning, Kweihsien and other cities occupied by Kwangsi forces, but Americans stationed in these places have apparently escaped injury. Department and Legation informed.
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