893.00/1–2947: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received January 29—3:50 a.m.]
158. The Generalissimo asked me to call last night, no doubt with a view to ascertaining in advance the purpose of my requested appointment with him this afternoon.36 I had a general conversation with him, however, from which the following may be of interest:
I questioned him about the military situation and the plans for Government reorganization.
On the former he said that North Kiangsu, south of the Lunghai River [Railway?], was already completely recovered and that they hoped to have all of North Kiangsu within a week. I asked if there were further plans for clearing the railway zone as it runs through Shantung Province, and he replied that that would take time. He gave the impression that there were no important military developments elsewhere.
As to the governmental reorganization, he blamed the Communists for ganging up on the majority [minority?] parties to keep them from coming into the Government and the latter for showing indifference to participate. I told him that I knew you would be keenly interested [Page 28] in any developments in this situation and expressed the hope that he would inform me as soon as there was any further progress.
- Concerning American withdrawal from Executive Headquarters at Peiping; see telegram No. 160, January 29, from the Ambassador in China, Foreign Relations, 1946, vol. x, p. 711.↩