125.953/11–549: Telegram
The Consul at Tsingtao (Hawthorne) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 5—3:50 a. m.]
604. Called at Foreign Affairs section MCC today re exit permits. Yang repeated they will definitely be granted, that his office has reported to MCC re question properties but that MCC has referred question to Peiping. This may indicate my memorandum November 2 not ignored. Suggest US Embassy be instructed make similar representations Peiping.
While exit permits delayed pending reply from Peiping on property, Yang expressed opinion we should be able leave by December 1 absence new developments unforeseen by him. Therefore desire bookings 5 adults, including 1 lady, and such effects as we allowed to take in ship mentioned Deptel 332, November 3.20
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