123 Gleysteen, Culver: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 26—1 a. m.]
1112. Re Moscow telegram sent Department 1308, May 20. Would appreciate learning whether Department has ever released story of [Page 882] arrest of Gleysteen at Dairen. If not, recommend Department release text of Soviet FonOff note of May 19 while simultaneously pointing out that (1) Gleysteen was arrested during daytime when he could not possibly have been signalling with automobile headlights and (2) he was detained not within Port Arthur area but within Dairen area which by Sino-Soviet treaty of August 14, 1945 is free port under Chinese administration.
In general it is our conclusion that persecution of our Consulate at Dairen just as our ConGen at Mukden is of Soviet rather than CCP inspiration (Embtel 1076, May 2130). Consequently short of closing Consulate at Dairen we believe our sole defense at present time lies in prompt and effective publicity of every violation by joint Soviet and CCP police power of our Consular rights at Dairen. In this connection suggest Department may also wish to publicize latest violation recounted in Dairen telegram sent Department 148, May 22 [20].
Sent Department, repeated Shanghai 626, OffEmb Canton 463, Dairen 34, Moscow 30.
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