Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-10-29 | Page 1 | Chinese Reds Arrest U. S. Consul, Staff

Chinese Reds Arrest U. S. Consul,-Staff r WASHINGTON, Oct T W-The W-The state department Saturday received word direct from Mukden that Chinese Communist authorities authori-ties have arrested Consul Osn. Angus Ward -and four members of his staff. The arrest waa In connection with an alleged assault en a former for-mer Chinese employe of the consulate. con-sulate. . The message was sent front Mukden Oct 24. It said the arrest ar-rest occurred two or three days before that or about a week ago. Two of the staff members arrested ar-rested with Ward were Identified at the state department here aa a dark named Rahberg (first nam not available) and another man named Shirow Tatsuml ooth of whom are American dtiaena. The other two consulate employes em-ployes arrested with Ward were) identified aa eitisena of European countries Who had been locally employed m Mukden lor such' work as ehauffeuring. - -, The only information on the affair previously available at ths department was from Communist press reports that the Americana were charged with beating up a Chinese employs Oct 10. Communists closed the Am erf-can erf-can consulate at Mukden on May It after previously taking away Ward's radio and limiting his freedom free-dom of movement Since then, the American staff has been trying to leave China. It has been unable to do so despite a Communist promise Juns SI that It erould be allowed to leave. ,