Office of the Historian

893.6363/6–2349: Telegram

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

Shanghai, June 23, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received June 23—5:09 a. m.]

2438. [To Canton:] Caltex is very anxious bring Rum River into Shanghai meet increasingly acute fuel oil shortage. They could bring ship in on evening tide 24th and unload to leave by evening tide 25th in order be out of Shanghai before blockade officially inaugurated.35

Would appreciate immediate word as to result of representations regarding aerial bombings in order gauge hazards bringing Rum River in. Suggest you repeat reply to Washington with request Caltex head office be informed.

Sent Off Emb Canton 784; repeated Department 2438.

Cabot
  1. For further correspondence regarding the blockade, see pp. 1098 ff.↩