893.796/1–1448: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consul at Shanghai (Pilcher)
288. In absence oath allegiance Chi Govt (Shanghai’s 82 Jan 13 and 93 Jan 14) citizenship American pilots copilots not affected by participation flights for that Govt by non-militarized planes civil airlines. It is not Dept’s intention you inform US nationals they should not engage such flights when directed do so by their employers. However Dept concerned over possibility recurrence incidents similar that involving Harley Moore44 and requests you informally apprise US flight personnel (Sent Shanghai as 288 rptd Nanking as 255) of that concern and of fact that US Govt cannot afford protection American personnel while engaged operations in support Chi military.