125.714/10–1849: Telegram
The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, October
18, 1949—1 a. m.
[Received 6:22 a. m.]
[Received 6:22 a. m.]
1769. Note change October 1 of name Peiping to “Peking”. Believe conformity by American Foreign Service establishments unobjectionable except on one point Nationalist sensibilities, and conformity would avoid one minor point exacerbation Communist feelings. Please instruct.
Clubb