Office of the Historian

893.76/3–1245: Telegram

The Chargé in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 12, 1945—1 p.m.
[Received March 13—1 p.m.]

413. In view of increasing interest of daily English broadcasts emanating from Communist station XNCR in Yenan, Embassy would [Page 270] appreciate being informed whether full texts of these broadcasts are currently being made available to Department by the FCC.47

Atcheson
  1. In telegram No. 493, March 26, 4 p.m., the Acting Secretary of State informed the Chargé that the Yenan broadcasts “are monitored by FCC at various listening posts and digests are furnished to Department daily. Coverage is believed adequate.”↩