Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East: China, Volume VIII

893.00/1–1449: Telegram

The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State

Tientsin, January 14, 1949—10:45 p. m.
[Received January 14—10:02 p. m.]

61. Communist troops reported inside defense moat in western section of city.

Sent Department as 61; repeated Nanking 55, Shanghai 50, Peiping 47, Tsingtao 12.

Smyth