893.111/12–1949: Telegram
The Second Secretary of Embassy in China (Bacon) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 19—7:16 a. m.]
2620. Soule received exit permit a. m. December 19. Only pending permits are now Captain John J. Christensen (whose application filed and accepted December 19 after completion advertising) and Ast-ALUSNA20 Lieutenant Dean Kutchera. November 7 Kutchera applied for permission proceed Shanghai and establish residence there. Repeated inquiries elicited only reply that matter under consideration. December 2 cancelled this application and applied for permit exit to States. Paid fee and was instructed proceed with advertising notice intent. Upon completion advertising December 5 made formal application for exit permit. Eight-day period for presentation claims expired December 13, at which time Kutchera again requested issuance permit. Frequent subsequent inquiries result only in statement “matter still under consideration higher authorities” and no reason given for withholding permit. Kutchera had been named by former club employees as “responsible officer” with request his exit permit be withheld, but that dispute completely liquidated Dec. 17. Permit still withheld December 19.
Sent Department 2620, repeated Shanghai 1284, Peiping 432.
- Assistant Naval Attaché.↩