893.00/6–647: Airgram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 12—9:24 a.m.]
A–121. Reference the Embassy’s telegram no. 1180, May 29, 8 p.m. and despatch no. 779, June 4, 1947. As further evidence of the progressive tightening and deteriorating situation in China, various items in the Chinese press during the last few days have reported complete or partial martial law in Changchun, Mukden, Peiping, Tientsin, Shanghai, Hankow, Chungking, Kaifeng, Foochow and Chengtu. A generally reliable source also reports that the garrison in Nanking has recently been increased to two divisions, constituting about 30,000 men.