Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East: China, Volume VIII

893.00/2–2649: Telegram

The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 26, 1949.
[Received February 26—10:36 p. m.]

313. ReContel 298, February 25.⁷¹ Jen Min Jih Pao reports arrival Peiping yesterday from Mukden of 35 democratic leaders from all parts country who had gathered Manchuria including Li Chi-shen, Shen Chun-ju, Tan Ping-shan, Ma Hsu-lun, Chang Pe-chung, Kuo Mo-jo, Peng Tse-min.⁷² They were accompanied on trip by chairman Shensi-Kansu-Ningsia border government Lin Po-chu, vice chairman Northeast Administrative Committee Kao Chung-min and playwright Tien Han.

They were met here by Lin Piao, Lo Jung-huan, Nieh Jung-chen, Tung Pi-wu, Po Yi-po, Yeh Chien-ying⁷³ and CCP Peiping Municipal Committee Secretary Peng Chen as well as by some hundred other persons comprising democratic leaders, both those coming from Shihchiachuang and those of Peiping itself, and representatives of various local people’s, students’ and workers’ organizations.

Both Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai unmentioned in press account first popular report [which?] presumed mistaken.

Sent Department 313, Nanking 224, Canton 9, Shanghai 246.

Clubb

71. Not printed.
72. Representing various groups cooperating with the Communists.
73. Communist military or civilian officials.