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

893.00/10–2149: Telegram

The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State

Hong Kong, October 21, 1949.
[Received October 21—8:17 a. m.]

911. First message from British Consulate General Canton indicates all quiet and no reports of American citizens in difficulties.⁷⁵

Rankin

75. Chinese Government troops evacuated Canton on October 14.