Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East: China, Volume VIII

123 Manhard, Philip W.: Telegram

The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, March 18 [17?], 1949—11 a. m.
[Received March 17—11:56 p. m.]

Unnumbered. Re Contel 296, March 16 [17?].³⁰ Manhard and Armstrong applied March 17 Public Safety Bureau for permission proceed Mukden. Informed reply would be made in due course.

Deptel 80, February 16 and Embtel 55, February 18³¹ noting impossibility [improbability] early assignment, does Department’s authorization send Chinese messenger still hold?

Sent Department; repeated Shanghai 300, for info Nanking, OffEmb Canton.

Clubb

30. Supra.
31. Latter is the same as telegram No. 412 from the Ambassador in China, p. 937.