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

125.6336/11–3048: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith)⁶⁰

Washington, December 2, 1948—2 p. m.

1358. No word rec’d from Mukden since closing ConGen radio station Nov 18. Suggest you attempt communicate using regular Soviet mail and telegraph channels and in your discretion you request FonOff ascertain welfare ConGen staff Mukden through SovCon Harbin or Sov trade representative understood to be Mukden.

Dairen should make similar effort communicate through local mail and telegraph channels.

Lovett

60. Repeated to the Consular Officers at Dairen and Mukden and to the Embassy in China as telegrams Nos. 77, 1747, and 221, respectively.