▁two ▁months ▁in ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement , ▁then ▁another ▁six ▁months , ▁and ▁finally ▁ex changed ▁for ▁Japanese ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁in ▁Washington , ▁Mr . ▁Club b ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁immediate ▁post war ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Far ▁East , ▁Man ch uria ▁and ▁China . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁Ch unk ing ▁and ▁S ian king ▁province ▁and ▁then ▁Vlad iv ost ok ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Post s ▁following ▁the ▁war ▁included ▁cities ▁in ▁Man ch uria . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁his ▁last ▁over se as ▁station ▁was ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁cons ul ▁general ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁take over ▁by ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong . ▁ ▁Club b ▁returned ▁to ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁State ' s ▁China ▁des k . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁( or ▁ 1 9 5 1 ), ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Joseph ▁Mc Car thy ▁investig ated ▁and ▁condem ned ▁Club b ; ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁Lo yal ty ▁Board ▁susp ended ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁security ▁risk . ▁▁▁ ▁One ▁cause ▁for ▁his ▁susp ension ▁was ▁the ▁re collection ▁of ▁Wh itt aker ▁Ch amb ers , ▁who , ▁as ▁part