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

893.50 Recovery/3–149: Telegram

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

Nanking, March 1, 1949—9 a. m.
[Received March 1—8:53 a. m.]

491. [To Taipei:] Cargo military material procured by Chinese Government under $125,000,000 grant scheduled arrive Keelung commercial vessel Mt. Mansfield 5 March (Deptel 269, to Nanking, telCan 31). Assistant air and military attachés, Major Lucky and Capt. McAllister, flying Taipei March 1 to represent Ambassador, in receiving and delivering approximately 1300 metric tons supplies from Mansfield to Chinese. Please render all possible facilities.

Sent Taipei as 25; repeated Department 491, AmEmbassy Canton 119.

Stuart