Office of the Historian

702.4193/10–1649: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consul at Tsingtao (Hawthorne)

Washington, October 18, 1949—5 p. m.

319. Brit FonOff has asked Brit Emb Nanking ensure appropriate arrangements made for assumption US interests in cases where Brit US consular districts do not coincide. Upon turnover lists Amcits (para XI [II], Depcirtel Sept 14, 7 a. m.17) discuss with Brit to ensure no Amcits property ur district left unprotected by reason differences consular districts. Dept realizes (urtel 570, Oct 16) Brit may be able afford little if any protection.

Acheson
  1. Not printed; paragraph II referred to British agreement to afford U.S. citizens protection where U.S. diplomatic and consular offices had closed or might later close and enumerated the various protective services (702.4193/9–1449).↩