Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East: China, Volume VIII
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East: China, Volume VIII
Editors:
- Francis C. Prescott
- Ralph R. Goodwin
- Herbert A. Fine
- Velma Hastings Cassidy
United States Government Printing Office
Washington
1978
- Preface
- Political and military situation in China
(Documents 1–740)
- I. Nationalist and Communist maneuvers regarding conditions for peace;
Chinese Government appeal for four-power mediation and United States
refusal; Communist capture of Tientsin and Peiping; retirement of President
Chiang Kaishek (January 1–23) (Documents 1–90)
- II. Efforts of Acting President Li Tsung-jen to organize peace talks, and
negative attitude of Chinese Communists; unofficial peace delegations from
Nanking and Shanghai; move of Executive Yuan from Nanking to Canton;
friction between Acting President Li and Premier Sun Fo; fall of Sun Fo
Cabinet (January 23–March 14) (Documents 91–214)
- III. Formation of Ho Ying-chin Cabinet; collapse of peace talks between
the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communists at Peiping (March 15-April
22) (Documents 215–310)
- IV. Chinese Communist crossing of the Yangtze; fall of Nanking, Hankow,
Shanghai, Taiyuan; mounting political confusion in Nationalist China (April
22–May 31) (Documents 311–424)
- V. The question of possible aid to the new regime; meeting at Peiping of
the Communist-sponsored Preparatory Committee for the new Political
Consultative Conference; continuing factionalism in Nationalist China (June
1–July 6) (Documents 425–482)
- VI. Increase of activities of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (press
interview, visits to Canton and Chungking, establishment of personal
headquarters on Formosa); visits of Acting President Li Tsung-jen to
Formosa; continuing collapse of National Government’s military positions;
political activities in Communist-occupied China (July 8–September
23) (Documents 483–607)
- VII. Meeting at Peiping of the Communist-sponsored People’s Political
Consultative Conference (PCC); establishment at Peiping of the “Central
People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China” (September 24–October
3) (Documents 608–621)
- VIII. Disintegration of Nationalist armies on mainland; fall of Canton,
Chungking, and Kunming; removal of Nationalist capital to Taipei; continued
impasse between Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Acting President Li
Tsung-jen; latter’s visit to the United States for medical treatment;
Communist warning regarding Indochina frontier; visit of Mao Tse-tung to
Moscow (October 7–December 31) (Documents 622–740)
- I. Nationalist and Communist maneuvers regarding conditions for peace;
Chinese Government appeal for four-power mediation and United States
refusal; Communist capture of Tientsin and Peiping; retirement of President
Chiang Kaishek (January 1–23) (Documents 1–90)
- Successive moves of the Embassy office in China in effort to remain near the
headquarters of the Chinese Government
(Documents 741–856)
- The Embassy in China after occupation of Nanking by Chinese Communists: (Documents 857–1035)
- I. Violation of Ambassador Stuart’s residence; Chinese Communist refusal
to recognize official status of diplomatic personnel; departure of the
Ambassador from China (April 25–August 3) (Documents 857–973)
- II. Difficulties of the diplomatic community after the departure of
Ambassador Stuart; Chinese Communist obstructionist tactics to prevent
departure of the American Military Attache (August 5–December 31) (Documents 974–1035)
- I. Violation of Ambassador Stuart’s residence; Chinese Communist refusal
to recognize official status of diplomatic personnel; departure of the
Ambassador from China (April 25–August 3) (Documents 857–973)
- Increasing difficulties of the Consulate at Darien due to actions of Soviet
and Chinese Communist authorities; closure of the Consulate
(Documents 1036–1139)
- Problems of United States Consulates in areas occupied by the Chinese
Communists: (Documents 1140–1657)
- I. Mukden Consulate General: Representations by the United States
regarding isolation of Consulate General; delays and obstructions to
departure of staff after decision to withdraw; spy charges against Consulate
General; United States protests against arrest and trial of members of
staff; withdrawal and closure
(Documents 1140–1300)
- II. Consulates General at Peiping and Tientsin: Refusal of Chinese
Communists to deal with Consulates without recognition; closing of offices
of United States Information Service; imposition of taxes on consular
properties; question of the registration of consular properties (Documents 1301–1401)
- III. Hankow and Tsingtao: Refusal of Communists to deal with Consulates;
closing of United States Information Service offices; closure of Consulate
at Hankow and withdrawal of staff; closure of Consulate at Tsingtao; seizure
of United States Government property by Communists at Tsingtao; departure of
staff from Tsingtao delayed by Communist obstructions (Documents 1402–1467)
- IV. Shanghai: Claims of ex-Navy employees leading to siege and occupation
of Consulate General for few days; Colling case; Gould-Miner case; arrest of
Vice Consul William M. Olive; closure of United States Information Service;
question of taxation of property owned by United States Government (Documents 1468–1657)
- I. Mukden Consulate General: Representations by the United States
regarding isolation of Consulate General; delays and obstructions to
departure of staff after decision to withdraw; spy charges against Consulate
General; United States protests against arrest and trial of members of
staff; withdrawal and closure
(Documents 1140–1300)
- Decision to close Consulates in Nationalist-held China prior to occupation by
Chinese Communists: Canton, Chungking, Kunming, and Tihwa (Documents 1658–1698)
- Index