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

893.6363/8–249: Telegram

The Consul at Tsingtao (Hawthorne) to the Secretary of State

Tsingtao, August 2, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received August 5–12:49 p. m.]

399. Caltex Tsingtao shipping 200,000 gallons avigas Peiping account Communists. Unknown whether for commercial or military use. Department pass Nanking at its discretion.

Hawthorne