Evening star., 1949-12-16
By the Associated Press

Here is the tert OF the report
Which Consul General Angus
Ward sent to the State Depart
ment on his experiences Dith
the Chinese Communists at
Mukden::
Following is a factual summary
of Mukden experiences:
On November 20, year ago, with
out warning, Chinese Communist
Party soldiers cordoned the Amer
lean Consul Generals Office and
both residence compounds, block
ing all egress. Telephones and elec-
tricity were cut, disrupting office
water supply and all lighting. The
delegation of the Military Control
Committee of Mukden presented a
letter addressed to me without ti-
tie stating, Your failure to surren-
der radio station constitutes an in
territorial defiance; the personnel of
the former American Consulate
General are hereafter forbidden in
tercourse with the outside"
Notwithstanding my suspension of
radio traffic and offer to place ra-
dio equipment under seal or guard,
and that I had insisted only on
communication with the United
States Government before surren-
dering Government property, the
Communist authorities refused per-
mission to reactivate our station to
request department for instructions
regarding surrender of radio equip
ment. The Communist delegations
denial of my official status contra
dicted the mayor of Mukden's for
NAL call and letters previously ad-
dressed to me as Consul General
by the Chinese Communist Party
civil and military authorities.
The delegation then seized our
radio transmitters and generators,
and also accused me of withhold
ing a hidden transmitter After
10 hours of continuous pickering,
the Communist delegation an
nounced that the American Consul
ate General personnel were to be
confined to their residences incom-
municado until further notice. I
insisted that I remain with l8 en-
ployes in unlighted Office, where %
persons for 80 hours were limited
to a total of one bucket of water,
with warden ignoring appeals for
more and guards forbidding even
kerosene light.
Aged Visitor Also Confined.
An aged German casual visitor
to the United States Information
Service library was confined with
Americans for more than one year
without reply to his appeals for
release or access to food, clothing
and funds from his residence. Chi
nese casuals caught in residences
were freed only after several
months delay.
The Communist Military Control
Committee orally assured me on
November 18 it would transmit my
official kilograms over Hsin Hua
news agency facilities. On Novem-
ber %, l submitted a telegraphic
report to the department to the
Military Control Committee for
such transmission. This Was sub
sequently returned January 13 with
final letter I received from the Chi
nese Communist Party authorities.
stating that no messages whatever
would be transmitted because the
United States and Northeast Peo-
Piles Government are not in a dip
lomatic relationship"
Personal messages of the staff
to their families in the United
States were returned unsent. Until
June 6, no communication of any
type with the outside world was
permitted and in more than year
no communication whatever was
permitted with other Mukden resi-
dents. Passersby were even arrest
ed for waving greetings.
Not until December year ago
were Americans permitted to move
between residences and the office,
and then only under guard and
when the warden chose to approve
specific petitions. Such limited
during subsequent year
were subject to exasperating and
wasteful delays and frequent fail
ures to permit more than a single
daily round trip to the office.
Staff Badgered Repeatedly.
My request to the mavor to re-
store electricity for Christmas was