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

893.6363/9–849: Telegram

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

Tsingtao, September 8, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received September 8—7:47 a. m.]

483. Remytel 476, September 6. Faber Hospital, only hospital offering anything like modern, sanitary, medical, surgical facilities, faced with early closure owing Communist taxation. Hospital established by Germans prior to First World War and since that was maintained in part by donations from local foreign nationals and firms, which contributions can no longer be expected.

Department pass Nanking its discretion.

Hawthorne