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

893.515/5–1349: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Consul General at Peiping (Clubb)

Washington, May 31, 1949—5 p. m.

340. Reurtel 835 May 13 (rptd Nanking 531, Offemb, Canton 113, Shanghai 556) and urtel 852, May 18 (rptd Nanking 545, Offemb, Canton 120, Shanghai 569). Approval herewith given proposal last two sentences third para urtel 835, that is when required to proceed make such deposit but in accordance Deptel 247 Apr 29⁹⁴ (Nanking 536) second para. Suggestion Nanking’s 1088 May 23 (not rpted Peiping) also approved that is “if possible total surrender US dols to be done under agreement with Comm bk authorities permitting periodic ConGen (Hankow) withdrawals against US dol credit at going rate day withdrawal occurs”.

Assumption second para urtel 852 appears justified in Dept.

Webb

94. See footnote 63, p. 765.