125.6336/11–2148: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 21—2:48 a. m.]
2271. Following is text Embassy’s statement November 20, 1948:
“According to information received by the Embassy, the radix) communication set in the American Consulate General in Mukden has been seized by the local authorities and transmission stopped. This communication set was used solely for official business of the US Government. It is the expectation of the Embassy that the American Consulate [Page 839] General in Mukden will make all efforts to secure permission from the de facto authorities for the reopening of the set which is essential under present circumstances for communications between the Consulate General and other agencies of the American Government.
“In this connection, it is recalled that during the Japanese occupation in Manchuria and North China, American Consular establishments were permitted to maintain communications facilities for official purposes.”