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893.6363/4–1849: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot)22

Washington, April 22, 1949—8 p. m.

730. ConGentel 1231, April 18. Dept summary recent China, Hong Kong rpts indicate 150,000 bbls gasoline available North China from imports and stocks company tanks. Repts also show limited quantity other POL22a including lubricants.

Request soonest ConGen estimate from available data stocks imports Pol available Commies, with estimate number months supply civilian requirements.

Acheson
  1. Repeated to the Embassy in China as No. 511 and to consular posts at Canton as telCan No. 104, Peiping as No. 228, and Tientsin (via Peiping) as No. 80.↩
  2. Petroleum, oil, lubricants.↩