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The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 22—12:18 a. m.]
1108. On June 15 before Legislative Yuan, Premier Wong Wen-hao blamed strained Sino-Soviet relations on Russia’s nonfulfillment obligations under treaty of amity:40 (1) Complete withdrawal Soviet troops from Manchuria; (2) non-intervention in Sinkiang affairs; (3) real independence for outer Mongolia; (4) any assistance to China to be given Government only, not hostile forces. Treaty’s original intent was to secure Soviet friendship, he said, for which it was a heavy price. Recent repeated Chinese protests have been ignored but Chinese Government will continue demands that treaty provisions be faithfully carried out.
On June 16, before Legislative Foreign Relations Committee secret meeting, Foreign Minister Wang Shih-chieh blamed Reds for anti-USA agitation, but said China would continue to seek improvement of relations with Russia. He said, “China has tried her utmost to better our relations but the other party is still not satisfied.”
June 17 [at] second Legislative Yuan Foreign Relations Committee [Page 312] meeting, Wang answered questions of members. Said China trying to bring Sino-Russian treaty into effect by diplomatic means. Also said everyone knows Russia aids Communist parties everywhere but that there must be a limit, short of actions that would bring on another world war. China demands reparations from Japan; the problem is now being carefully analyzed. Japan must not be allowed to grow powerful again. Her trade should be limited to exchange of commodities and business. At next UN session China will reconsider her attitude towards the veto.
Both Premier and Foreign Minister were subject to vigorous and sometimes unreasonable questioning by Yuan members who are evidently dissatisfied with present Cabinet and disposed to question all its policies on general principles. Latent xenophobia existing in other parties and revealed over question American policy in Japan has counterpart in Legislative Yuan which may at any time be expected to take violent stand on almost any foreign policy matter.
- Treaty of friendship and alliance between the Republic of China and the U. S. S. R., signed at Moscow August 14, 1945, United States Relations With China, p. 585, or United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 10, p. 300.↩