125.8576/7–1549: Telegram
The Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 15—9:09 a. m.]
2784. Further re Contel 2775, July 15, 11 a. m. Henderson requested by Chinese language phone call 14th to appear Foreign Affairs Bureau between 9 [and] noon today. Called, declined state purpose request. At [Page 1233] outset of interview Feng who identified self merely as representative Military Control Commission informed Henderson he was there in capacity private individual. Asked Henderson describe detail operations USIS China. Henderson proceeded with description, Feng asked many detailed questions. After more than half hour this, Feng advised Henderson he had been called to receive “notice”. Then proceeded to read in Chinese from paper held in his hand from beginning: (translation): “Since you are one of your Government’s institutions and in that China and America have no forma! diplomatic relations all your publicity operations, including news distribution, libraries, concerts, movies and all other operations, effective as from today, should cease operations. This is not to be violated.” Henderson made no comment and left.
Understand British Information Service received similar notice. Sent Department 2784, repeated Nanking 1566, Canton 88, Taipei 209.