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GONFIDENTIAL 278 of Cetober 13, 1949 12:30 Meeting with the President Subject: British Naval Convoy at Shanghal I reported to the President that to the best of our information and that of the British Embassy in Washington the British were not convoying or escorting vessels into and out of Shanghai. I understood that they had a naval veasel off the mouth of the Yangtze, instructions of which were to aid British vessels if attacked, and that so far I knew of no case where one had been attacked. As soon as the Embassy received the message from London getting specific information on this matter, the President would be informed of it. 3 DA:ma DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, 17-23-35 By NLT- HC : NARS Date 4-28-76 CONFIDENTIAL