Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Far East: China, Volume VII

893.796/1–1448: Telegram

The Consul at Shanghai (Pilcher) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, January 14, 1948—8 p. m.
[Received January 14—10:24 a. m.]

93. RefConGentel 82 and 83⁶⁸ and [garbled] Shanghai courier despatch to Nanking, all of January 13. As it appears CNRRA Air Transport, CAT, may be used as air transport arm in support operations Nationalist troops, Department may wish to consider incidents similar Harley Moore case⁶⁹ (refConGentel 2470, October 20⁶⁸) might possibly occur and perhaps on appreciable scale. In addition CAT aircraft, CNAC and CATC transport planes have in past been chartered by Government for use in operations in support of military. For Department’s information, CAT employs 39 American pilots and co-pilots, CNAC has approximately 60 and CATC approximately 15.

Sent Department 93, repeated Nanking 71.

Pilcher

68. Not printed.
69. An American pilot of the Chinese Central Air Transportation Corporation, who was killed in a plane crash near Li Ke Chuang, Hopei Province, in Communist-held territory, on October 17, 1947.
68. Not printed.