125.7146/5–349: Telegram
The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 3—2:45 p. m.]
752. There have been no appreciable changes in respect to position Consulates Peiping since return joint note (reContel 410, April 1957). Consulates still have guards posted at gates. This office has experienced trouble with such guards only on two or three occasions when either guards had just been changed or some local misunderstanding caused temporary tightening up, but has had better treatment in this regard than Italians or British.
Presence guards over Consulate General naturally intimidates Chinese visitors and probably keeps number of them away.
This Consulate General April 24 received request from two PLA58 personnel for permission install air raid warning signal on wireless mast. Informed them orally that Consulate General had previously refused similar request from Kmt forces on grounds USA maintains neutral position respect Chinese civil war and that our position was same at present. I asked that any formal request along these lines should be presented in official communication. Personnel concerned indicated they would consider matter and departed and have not returned.
Consulate still has operating permit covered one motor car. No such permits provided either for DALS, Assistant Military Attaché or AstALUSNA. Other Consulate likewise limited one operating permit, Heretofore all requests by Consulate personnel for permits enable them pass through city gates into suburbs have been refused but Vice Consul Farrior has now received permit enabling him make 1–day trip Tsinghua University next weekend. Six foreign PUMC personnel have just received passes valid 1 May for travel Yenching, Tsinghua, Summer Palace.
Persistent anti-American campaign has had as one result stoning of foreigners by Chinese (usually children). To date there have been [Page 1082] thus struck 6 members American official family. Some incidents have been reported to police or gate guards, AP [but?] authorities give appearance of being concerned with matter. Plan send note to Mayor on subject near future.