Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East: China, Volume X

125.461/2–1646: Telegram

The Counselor of Embassy in China (Smyth) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 16, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received February 17—5:39 a.m.]

314. Reopening of consular offices Manchuria (Dept’s 283, Feb 13¹¹ and Embassy’s 193, Jan [30]). Vice Minister Foreign Affairs Liu Chieh informed me today that (sent Dept 314, repeated Shanghai 104), while Foreign Office would like to have our consular officers return to Manchuria, under present conditions in Manchuria, it would not be practicable for the time being.

Smyth

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