893.00/12–1548: Telegram
The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 15—5:09 a.m.]
541. Despite efforts BFGAT [of CAT?] and CNAC bring planes into Peiping yesterday they were unsuccessful in efforts obtain clearance local military authorities. American charter plane St. Paul landed today to embark certain prospective evacuees. Understand Chinese Civil Airlines have also scheduled two flights Peiping today. Local military forces still hold both fields and south field evidently currently useable. However, reference particularly CA [ECA?] telegram Pekeca 140485, December 1416 to Chief of Mission Shanghai, no flights American planes Peiping should be undertaken without prior checking with this office.
No Peiping–Tientsin trains ran yesterday and railway authorities state same position prevails today. Today’s press reports that railway was damaged yesterday by Communist action between Wanchuang and Anting.
Sent Nanking as 799; repeated Department, Shanghai 532, Tsingtao, Tientsin.
- Not found in Department files.↩