Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East: China, Volume X

Editors:

Ralph R. Goodwin
Herbert A. Fine
Francis C. Prescott
Velma H. Cassidy

General Editor:

E. Ralph Perkins
S. Everett Gleason

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1972

Preface
The mission of General of the Army George C. Marshall to China to arrange for cessation of civil strife and to bring about political unification (continued from volume IX) (Documents 1-408)
- XII. Marshall–Stuart statement of August 10; President Truman’s messages to President Chiang Kai-shek; unsuccessful efforts to establish five-man committee to set up State Council; continued failure to bring about cease-fire (August 10–September 29, 1946) (Documents 1-131)
- XIII. Kalgan crisis: Kalgan truce efforts; General Marshall’s threat to end mediation; Communist refusal of 10-day truce; Government’s capture of Kalgan (September 30–October 12, 1946) (Documents 132-180)
- XIV. Third party efforts to effect settlement (October 13–November 5, 1946) (Documents 181-244)
- XV. President Chiang Kai-shek’s order to troops to cease fire and three-day postponement of National Assembly Meeting (November 6–14, 1946) (Documents 245-277)
- XVI. National Assembly’s meeting and adoption of new constitution; General Chou En-lai’s withdrawal to Yenan; General Marshall’s request to be recalled (November 15–December 31, 1946) (Documents 278-358)
- XVII. Recall of General Marshall; reactions to General Marshall’s statement of January 7, 1947, and his appointment as Secretary of State (Documents 359-386)
- XVIII. Withdrawal of the United States from participation in Executive Headquarters; return of Communist personnel to Communist territory (January 23–March 9, 1947). (Documents 387-408)
U.S. aid to China: (Documents 409-627)
- I. Extension of Lend-Lease authority for military assistance; consideration of China aid bill; suspension of arms shipments (Documents 409-450)
- II. Continuation of Chinese Air Force training in the United States; suspension of turnover of aircraft and equipment (Documents 451-477)
- III. Transfer of ships to China; suspension of program (Documents 478-519)
- IV. Negotiations respecting establishment of United States military and naval advisory groups in China (Documents 520-551)
- V. Inactivation of China Theater; incidents involving United States Forces in China; gradual withdrawal from China of United States marines (Documents 552-604)
- VI. Repatriation of Japanese from China; United States policy regarding retention of Japanese technicians by Chinese Government (Documents 605-627)
Financial relations between the United States and China; discussions on the settlement of war accounts; Export-Import Bank loans and credits (Documents 628-754)
Negotiations with China regarding the disposition of surplus property: (Documents 755-824)
- I. Agreement regarding the over-all bulk sale of surplus property to China, signed at Shanghai, August 30, 1946 (Documents 755-782)
- II. Agreement regarding Chinese purchase of the Calcutta stockpile (Documents 783-794)
- III. Contract regarding the rehabilitation of Chinese dockyards and shipyards (Documents 795-807)
- IV. Representations regarding ban by the Chinese Government on private imports of surplus property (Documents 808-824)
Representations against Soviet removal of Japanese industrial equipment from Manchuria as war booty (Documents 825-858)
Re-opening of consular posts in Manchuria; inability to open consulate at Harbin due to Communist obstruction (Documents 859-886)
Difficulties encountered in re-establishment of consular post at Dairen; interest of the United States in the international status of the Port of Dairen (Documents 887-933)
Chinese attempts to resolve local problems in Sinkiang and Soviet attempts to acquire exclusive trade concessions in that province (Documents 934-957)
Attitude of the Department of State toward recognition of the independence of outer Mongolia (Documents 958-962)
Negotiation of treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between the United States and China, signed at Nanking, November 4, 1946
Negotiation of civil air transport agreement between the United States and China, signed at Nanking, December 20, 1946 (Documents 963-990)
Proposed arrangement for aerial mapping of China by United States army; abandonment of plans except for aerial mapping of Formosa (Documents 991-1000)
Technical collaboration in agriculture and forestry between the United States and China; China–United States agricultural mission (Documents 1001-1018)
Representations by the United States regarding registration of American business firms in China (Documents 1019-1030)
Discussions concerning acceptable procedure for re-registration of American consular title deeds (Documents 1031-1050)
Attitude of the United States in opposition to taxation of United States government agencies and personnel in China (Documents 1051-1063)
Decision to dissolve the China consortium (Documents 1064-1072)
Interest of the United States in arrangements for assumption by Chinese government of obligations and liabilities of the former diplomatic quarter at Peiping and international settlements at Shanghai and Amoy (Documents 1073-1088)
Representations regarding Chinese military occupation of American mission properties (Documents 1089-1091)
Interest of the United States in fair competitive opportunity for American oil companies in China in view of establishment of Chinese government-owned oil company (Documents 1092-1107)
Opposition by the United States to continuation of foreign purchasing missions; discussions as to future activities of the Chinese supply commission (Documents 1108-1111)
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