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

893.00/12–1348: Telegram

The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai , December 13, 1948—10 p. m.
[Received December 12—10:59 p. m.]

2740. CAT¹² pilot arriving Shanghai 4 a. m. December 13 states all airfields Peiping closed last night. Traffic on Tientsin extremely heavy. CAF reported evacuating Peiping.

Sent Department 2740, repeated Nanking 2055, Peiping 268.

Cabot

12. Chinese Air Transport.