740.00119 PW/3–2746: Telegram
The Consul General at Mukden (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 6—3:40 a.m.]
4. Fushun was recaptured by Govt, forces 22nd evidently without battle. Chinese official states Soviets occupy India station with about 20 civilians and base property claim on ground mine belonged to railway. Related electric power plant now produces 30,000 kw of which only 3,000 supplied Mukden. City now without electricity except intermittently, water supply has failed and regular telegraph service stopped.
Please repeat Chungking [and] Moscow.
Soviets are allegedly demanding Peiping–Mukden Railway repair shops at Huangkutun on ground they need them. Aforecited source states Chinese have had no success in getting back industrial enterprises taken over by Soviets who merely refer matter Moscow without ever reply returning.
ReConstel March 24, 9 a.m. Rigg now informed by previous source that Soviet representations re traffic stoppage were oral with demand for compensation. Soviet rate dollars 26 million daily for loss suffered thru stoppage, and that Soviets fixed April 15 as a deadline for restoration traffic. This denied by Chinese Military. Inadvertently Soviet official indicates Soviet Army Headquarters is still maintained in Mukden.
[Page 613]Chinese official stated that although headquarters personnel has removed, it maintains an “administrative office”. Uniformed Soviet officers without unit or rank insignia are frequently met and [apparent omission] activity is to be assumed.