Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to American Embassy, London

OUTJOING return. My TELEGRAM Department of State 06372 s INDICATE: COLLECT CHARGE TO CONFIDENTITY Classification DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3.402 RECEIVED DC/T Guidelines, Marc ACCEPTANCE UNIT SENT TO: Amembassy LONDON 20State Dept. Amembassy LISBON 159 DEB NLT, Date By Oct 16 7 57 PM '51 Origin RPTD INFO Amembassy PARIS EXCON BY POUCH [S/S-CR) Amembassy PANAMA BY POUCH (s/s-cr) 2.2k Amconsul HONG KONG 1612 Info: DEPT refers to PAN GOVT'S decree NDXX 631, Aug 18, 1951 forbidding PAN vessels call COMMIE ports in Asia and carry I war materials Macao, Hong Kong under penalty loss registry. Decree issued in furtherance May 18, 1951 Res UNGA. PAN decree has proved very effective to date deterring PAN vessels from this trade. US GOVT considers most important maintenance its continued effectiveness now threatened by de veloping loophole. DEPT informed certain shipping inter ests have told PAN GOVT that if PAN vessels are deregistered IMMED for trading with COMMIES, UK or PORT registry will be immed- Dist. Desired iatoly applied for and obtained at Hong Kong or Macao. (CONGEN (Offices Only) Hong Kong's tels 1327, OCT 5 and 1422, OCT 15). PAN SS TALUEI case in point. Having defied orders PAN GOVT and facing gno deregistration as result carrying manganese and rubber Macao, owners (Wallem & Co., Hong Kong) immediately applied for can- cellation PAN registry. Same owners PAN SS NIDAR reportedly TRANS about XX transfer vessel to Britkxis registry KS avoid PAN Drafted by: WBS dus Telegraphic transmission and ARA:MID: WBSowash:mem 10/16/51 classification approved by: Albert F. Nufer Clearances: AR - Mr. Russell RA - Miss Camp BNA-Mr. Hamilton EDS-Culbert L/ARA - Miss Whiteman SD Mr. Falck UNPAMr. Andersonjin WE - Mr. Beigel CA - Mr. Asp the Moline was IDENTIAL S/S-CF REPRODUCTION FROM THIS HOPE Classification SM COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS HOPE OCT 16 1951 PM PROHIBITED. - 63 of are