893.00B/6–2349: Telegram
The Consul at Dairen (Paddock) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:37 p. m.]
181. Workers of all ranks in all Soviet and Chinese Communist trusts must attend “political studies” classes several hours each week after work. It understood Mukden American Consulate spy story currently being stressed at these classes to emphasize every American Consulate “nest of spies” and to warn Soviets and Chinese against any contact with this Consulate.
Recently Soviet clerk in Soviet department store (Churin) chatted with Consulate officer about 5 minutes during purchase. After latter [Page 887] left two Soviet Kommandatura officers reprimanded clerk for being friendly to “our enemy” and threatened punishment if repeated.
Sent Nanking 132; repeated Department 181, Canton 75, Shanghai 152, Moscow 102.