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

124.936/4–2349: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, April 23, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received April 23—8:59 a. m.]

840. April 23 burned bulk of classified files. Small amount classified material, currently needed codes and code machine not being destroyed for time being.

Sent Department; repeated Shanghai 426, AmEmb Canton 288.

Stuart