811.20200(D)/2–2749: Telegram
The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 27—2:11 a. m.]
315. USIS this morning received as specific addressee copy of mimeographed communication “Tung No. 1” February 27 sealed and bearing signatures Yeh Chien-ying and Tan Cheng in respective capacities Director and Vice Director Peiping Military Affairs Control Commission, in translation as follows:
“In view circumstances present military period, all foreign news agencies and correspondents literally reporters) may alike not carry on activities in this municipality, and all foreign nationals may not operate newspapers or magazines in this municipality.
“Therefore, this commission especially informs the United States Information Service now at Peiping to cease activities of issuance of news file from this date, and all foreign news agencies and correspondents of foreign newspapers and magazines to cease activities of collection of news and dispatching of news telegrams from this date. It is expected that there will be observance (of the above) without infractions.”
In light this official notification, USIS is of course stopping immediately issuance news file, pending possible later modification official position this regard. It is understood same official notification has been addressed particularly to all local foreign correspondents.
Sent Department 315, Nanking 225, Canton 10, Shanghai 247.