Evening star., 1949-12-16

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of running water in crowded office
and relieving eyestrain resulting
from enforced dependence on kero-
sene lamps. The Chinese staff was
subject to repeated badgering inter-
rogations aimed at establishing
espionage suspicious against the
consul general.
The warden took our Chinese
consular identity cards, promising
Chinese Communist Party counter
signature, but the cards were never
returned. He also wheedled our
curfew passes, falsely stating that
the curfew was revoked. He threat
ened to seal the consulate general
safe containing Office funds but
threat was never implemented. The
warden imposed regular examina-
ton of packages carried by Ameri-
cans enroute to the office, and the
mayor ignored our request for per-
mission to attend Easter services.
The warden failed to permit the
emptying of overflowing cesspools
in American residences. The cor
sulate general was given consent
to the dollar rate of exchange dur
ing seven month period in which
official silver quadrupled. On May
II the department ordered the
closure of the Mukden consulate
general in a telegram received by
mail on June 7 as incommupicado
phrase of our arrest ended.
Spy Charges Published.
On June 20 the local press pub
lished spy charges. The next day
the mayors aide called (first con-
tact in more than seven months,
stating Peoples Government ap-
proved consulate general request to
depart Mukden and requiring SUBJ
initial of packing lists of goods to
be shipped. When he asked that
I set a departure date I replied that
lack Of equipment and packers pre-
vented me from determining depar-
ture date until allowed access to
designated packing firm, and
pointed out that lack of telephones,
recalcitrance of guards and limits
on movement of consulate general
vehicles greatly hampered prepara-
tions.
On July 10 I requested facilities
for departure of part of staff on
July a and again on August IL, but
without fruit. My telegram So to
Marking of September II, which
was rejected for transmission, re-
ported authorities have continued
to refuse my wife access to a COM
petent dentist known to be present
in Mukden to treat tooth badly
broken early in December. My urgent
request of April 81 for the services
of my physician were ignored until
June and physician not even al
lowed to complete his diagnosis.
Same physician later was allowed
two minutes for consultation, ex-
animation, diagnosis, and treatment
my wife suffering mild attack of
appendicitis. I and every American
member of my staff were threatened
at least once with firearms. Elec-
trio power needed for adequate
water supply denied staff COM
pound. Delay of weeks encountered
in purchasing modest quantities
packing materials and other sup
plies readily available in market.
We were refused permission to pur-
chase materials at time when rain
was so heavy and the roof was
leaking badly.
Had to Wait for Packers.
The staff and Z were obliged to
wait months for services of profess
sional packers and thus prevented
from preparing household and Office
property for shipment pursuant to
department instructions. Adequate
rail facilities available July ~, and
10 days following but authorities
did not permit the first group Of
staff members to depart from Muk-
den.
We are dependent for fresh foods
on a merchant appointed by au-
thorities and enjoying monopolistic
right who hassexploited us through
prices over open market levels and
through inferior quality and short
weight. Notwithstanding urgent
pleas, our warden protactedly de-
layed permission to deliver coal in
the dead of winter to the Tatsumi
residence, where his dependents
were suffering from cold, Tatsumi
was prevented from rejoining his