761.93/9–148: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:58 p. m.]
1612. As possibly throwing a different light on recent Chinese tendency to be susceptible to Soviet suggestions is Foreign Minister Wang Shih-chieh’s statement to me that he had called in Roschin, Soviet Ambassador, and mentioned to him Roschin’s announced intention to seek better understanding between the two countries and said that time had come for Soviets to live up to provisions of Sino-Soviet treaty.88 He said he had cited to Roschin in detail various [Page 446] incidents and numerous examples of failure of Soviets to abide by provisions of treaty and he insisted that China would be satisfied with nothing less than an official statement by Molotov89 in respect of Russia’s intentions in China and in respect of the Sino-Soviet treaty.