102.22/8–449: Telegram
The Consul at Shanghai (McConaughy) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 4—12:59 p. m.]
3025. As result disguised manner of speaking which I and Chase had to employ in phone talks during workers’ seige building, errors occurred in Contels to be corrected as follows:
Contel Department 2972, July 30 (Nanking 1660, Peiping 232). Han Ming did not state that political section PLA was backing demonstration and directing Foreign Affairs Office’s handling of affair. When Chase mentioned loss of PLA support as indicating need of approaching some high PLA official, Han was noncommittal. However, 2 days before he had indicated to Chase that Chang Han-fu might have to consult higher official before considering a communication from Chase which Han had delivered to Chang.
Contel [to] Department 2984, August 1 [2] (Nanking 1168). Intermediary who conveyed Chase’s message to Chen Ming-shu was not Han Ming but a retired Chinese diplomat of ministerial rank. Green Gang representative seen by Chase was not Yang Hu (who now in Peiping) but his assistant L. P. Sun.
Sent Department 3025, repeated Nanking 1685, Department pass Peiping 240.