Office of the Historian

125.351/10–749: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, October 7, 1949—11 p. m.
[Received October 7—3:35 a. m.]

2531. Note from FonOff dated October 6 just received states no objection to Butterfield and Swire vessel (reDeptel 717, October 1, 2 p.m., repeated Dairen 163, and Embtel 2481, October 2, 6 p. m., repeated Dairen 41) calling at Dairen to pick up staff Consulate. Note reiterates authority Chinese police in Chao Yi-hsien case.

Sent Department, Department pass Hong Kong 5, Dairen 41.

Kirk