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125.633/5–1749: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Peiping (Clubb)54

[Extract]
Washington, May 17, 1949—7 p. m.

299. In view time elapsed without reply your approach Commies re Mukden Dept desires you inform Commies that owing their imposition arbitrary unreasonable restrictions ConGen Mukden US Govt withdrawing its staff closing office that city. You should request transportation and other facilities to enable ConGen staff with personal and other effects and such office supplies and equipment other Govt movable property as deemed desirable depart Commie controlled areas. Evacuate via Tientsin or Peiping depending available housing, etc.

Dept considers most satisfactory method inform Mukden this decision and convey necessary instructions would be send Manhard [and] Armstrong [to] Mukden. Following general instructions for assistance Ward closing Mukden office:

Mukden Cons dist[rict] being added Peiping Cons dist.

Prin[cipal] Off[icer] Mukden shld arrange evacuation personnel and effects closely as possible accord FSRegs.55 However, due situation, Dept must rely his discretion.

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Acheson
  1. Repeated to the Ambassador in China as telegram No. 603, to the Minister-Counselor of Embassy in China as telCan No. 187, to the Consul in Shankhai as telegram No. 967, and to the Consul General at Mukden as telegram No. 23.↩
  2. Foreign Service Regulations.↩