Office of the Historian

893.00/8–249: Telegram

The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, August 2, 1949—11 p. m.
[Received August 2—12:30 p. m.]

1281. [To Nanking:] August 2, 11 a. m. ReContel 906, July 31.38 Informed Joseph Chang yesterday of latest developments for information father who was seeing various Communist leaders at Army dinner last night.

ReDeptel 508, July 30. Yesterday forwarded letter General Headquarters PLA as organ presumably having final authority over actions Shanghai MCC responsible organ Shanghai. Requested headquarters promptly cause Shanghai military authorities bring immediate stop mob action and direct those authorities that any settlement dispute should be effected through usual channel peaceful negotiations.

ReContel 810, July 8.39 Case in point good example difficulties conducting negotiations re official matters through Aliens Affairs Office. This fact emphasized July 31 to Chang who said perhaps he and father would suggest to Communists there be provided more suitable channel for handling consular affairs.

Sent Nanking 913; repeated Department 1281, Shanghai 847.

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  1. Same as telegram No. 1270, August 2, from Peiping, p. 1263.↩
  2. Apparently a telegram to the Embassy at Nanking, not found in Department of State files.↩