893.00/12798: Telegram

The Vice Consul at Foochow ( Burke ) to the Secretary of State

My August 21, 9 a.m.62 Reliably reported that there are no Kiangsi Communists in the Yungtai district. River traffic to Yenping is now [Page 473] open but merchants hesitate to ship cargo. Kiangsi Communists in Northeastern Fukien are reported to have been reduced to a small group.

Presence of United States naval vessels not considered absolutely necessary but one should be ready to return to Foochow immediately.

Repeated to the Department and Nanking.

Burke
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