Office of the Historian

125.8576/7–1549: Telegram

The Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, July 15, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received July 15—12:36 a. m.]

2775. Henderson15 called to Foreign Affairs Bureau this morning and formally orally directed [to] stop all activities USIS as of today. Order given aggressively. Order covers Consulate General’s movies, concerts, library as well as news and publicity operations. We frankly feel there is definite threat of drastic action if USIS continues activities. Appreciate Department’s most urgent instructions.

Sent Department; repeated Nanking 1560, Canton 884, Taipei 207.

Cabot
  1. John W. Henderson, Acting Director of the United States Information Service at Shanghai.↩