Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Far East: China, Volume VIII

846G.79693/6–948: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 9, 1948—11 a.m.
[Received 2:41 p.m.]

1037. Yu Ta-wei, Minister Commerce [Communications], who has been ill, told us today that he wished shortly to reopen question of Hong Kong–Shanghai air traffic. He reiterated that China could not afford to open it upon a Fifth Freedom basis to other countries as well as ourselves.

Sent Department 1037; repeated Shanghai 459.

Stuart