11 January 1950

From the Northwest

Discovered US Consulate Reactionary Acts

The US Vice-Consul in Dihua [Urumqi], [Douglas] Mackiernan, in the middle of September last year fled to Osman [Batur] (Osman is tied to Kazakh reactionary elements. He is in command of some herdsmen and arms hidden in the mountains north of Zhenxi [Barkol].). Without restraint, he told people that a third world war is going to break out. He helped Kazakhs in anti-communist and other reactionary propaganda and gave Osman 25 taels of gold. Osman sent a guide, horses, and three Kazakh youths to go with him to study. Bringing two transmitter-receivers, he departed Zhenxi for Ruoqiang to reach Tibet, and then cross into India. At present we have discovered that the US Consulate kept military items and communication equipment: 18 portable radios, 45 vacuum tubes of various type, 1 K0129—X telegraphic receiver, 2 wired telegraphic receivers, 1 BA70 transmitter, 1,554 pistol bullets of various type, and 79 blocks of TNT. We will prepare a special report related to these and other miscellaneous items.