861.77 Chinese Eastern/583: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Perkins) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 5—11 a.m.]
1087. My 1078, December 4, noon. Following from American Consul at Harbin:
“December 3, 3 p.m. Tsai and Li returned to Harbin this morning and left for Mukden.”
“December 4, 5 p.m. According to the local press, Li declared in Harbin this morning that negotiations not broken and expected to continue smoothly; that Tsai handed Soviet representative Chinese terms as basis for negotiations; that three Soviet points affirmed and, in addition, Moscow must guarantee cessation of Communist propaganda, prisoners to be released by both sides simultaneously, military operations to cease and forces withdrawn from the front. And that since Emshanoff and Eismont were engaged in such propaganda it is not convenient to take them back ana Chinese willing to make personnel changes to offset Soviet concessions of [on] this point. Embassy informed briefly.”