693.116/152: Telegram
The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received 4:50 p.m.]
178. Peiping’s 556, September 12, 3 p.m.69 A communication from the Superintendent of Customs dated September 13th states that authorization [Page 45] has been received from Ministry of Administrative Affairs in Peiping to permit the importation of wireless equipment ordered before imposition of the embargo and covered by applications already filed with the Superintendent, with the exception of certain shipments of American equipment which require further investigation.
The communication adds that all subsequent applications are to be rejected. This affects official importer of Zenith radios who has made application through this office for import permit only yesterday and whose case is being taken up with the Superintendent. It is presumed that this does not apply to radio receivers operating between 550 and 1500 Kc.
Repeated to Chungking, Peiping, Shanghai, Tokyo.
- Not printed.↩