Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Far East: China, Volume VII
Editors:
- Ralph R. Goodwin
- Francis C. Prescott
- Velma Hastings Cassidy
United States Government Printing Office
Washington
1973
- Preface
- Political and military situation in China:
(Documents 1-598)
- I. Lull in military developments; rumors regarding possible Soviet
mediation; reports on extent and forms of Soviet aid to Chinese Communists;
returns on election to National Assembly; student demonstrations and riotsat
Canton and Shanghai; increasingly critical situation in Manchuria (January
1–February 21) (Documents 1-78)
- II. Ambassador Stuart’s statement of February 21; Communist victories in
Manchuria and deterioration of Government position; preparations for
National Assembly meeting (February 21–March 28) (Documents 79-128)
- III. First session of National People’s Assembly; Presidential and Vice
Presidential elections (March 29–May 3) (Documents 129-170)
- IV. First meeting of Legislative Yuan; inauguration of President and Vice
President of the Republic of China; appointment of new Cabinet (May 5–June
2) (Documents 171-211)
- V. Increasing popular dissatisfaction with National Government;
anti-Government and anti-American student demonstrations; speculation
regarding possible formation of regional governments and plans of Kuomintang
Revolutionary Committee to establish provisional government (June 2–August
9) (Documents 212-309)
- VI. Ambassador Stuart’s recommendations for future United States course of
action and the Department’s reaction; Chinese Government suppression of
student demonstrations; formation of local government in North China by
Communists; reports concerning Soviet policy in China (August 10–September
21) (Documents 310-362)
- VII. Revival of large-scale military activities in Shantung, Manchuria,
and North China; Communist capture of Tsinan, Chinchow, Changchun, and
Mukden; desperate position of Government forces (September 22–November
4) (Documents 363-435)
- VIII. Continued deterioration of Chinese Government position; unsuccessful
attempts to change Chinese Executive Yuan; appeals by Chinese Government
officials for United States statement of support (November 5–25) (Documents 436-499)
- IX. Continued Chinese Communist military offensives and successes;
formation of new Chinese Cabinet under Sun Fo; negotiations concerning
retirement of President Chiang Kai-shek and proposed peace talks with the
Communists (November 26–December 31) (Documents 500-598)
- I. Lull in military developments; rumors regarding possible Soviet
mediation; reports on extent and forms of Soviet aid to Chinese Communists;
returns on election to National Assembly; student demonstrations and riotsat
Canton and Shanghai; increasingly critical situation in Manchuria (January
1–February 21) (Documents 1-78)
- Sinkiang: continued political deadlock in province; refusal by the Chinese
government to permit flights of American military attaché’s airplace to
Sinkiang; interest of the United States in possible termination of Sino-Soviet
air agreement
(Documents 599-630)
- Status of Tibet; visit of the Tibetan trade mission to the United States
(Documents 631-669)
- Efforts by the United States to keep open routes of communication and supply
for the consulate at Dairen
(Documents 670-708)
- Policy respecting retention of consular posts in areas occupied by Chinese
Communists; efforts to re-establish
communication with the consulate general at Mukden (Documents 709-775)
- Discussions respecting possible move of the American embassy in event of
departure of the Chinese government from Nanking (Documents 776-792)
- Index