893.00/6–547: Telegram
The Consul General at Mukden (Ward) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 5—4 a.m.]
86. Following is military situation based on information from source as indicated:
New section Kaiyuan occupied by Communists without fight night June 2. Old section city taken after heavy fighting at 5:00 a.m., [Page 164] June 3. High ranking National officers and families evacuated city even before heavy fighting began. Source: Eye witness Ung Chialing, former informant of Col. Cully, Executive Headquarters. General Liao Yueh-hsiang, former Commander, National New Sixth Army, now responsible for defense Mukden, and his Chief of Staff evacuated families several days ago. Liao issued order to all officers in his Command advising them to evacuate families. Communists advancing Mukden from east, north and west. Have reached Kaiyuan on north. Tiehling only one National strong point between Communists and Mukden on north. Communists as far as Chingyuan on east. National Division at Meihoukou (mytel 139, June 339) annihilated by Communists. Source: Former confidential secretary of General Liao.
Sent Embassy 142; repeated Department, Changchun as 48.
- Transmitted to the Department by the Embassy in telegram No. 1231, June 7, 10 a.m., not printed.↩