800.00B Communist International/300: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Standley)
455. The Department would be interested in any indications of the effect which the dissolution of the Comintern may have on the attitude of the Soviet Union toward the so-called Chinese Communists and their relations with the Chungking Government. While it is realized that official statements will probably not be available, it is thought that something of interest might be obtained from newspaper editorials and from a study of news coverage of events in China. For example, a comparison of the volume and character of news concerning guerrilla operations of the Communists published prior to and after the dissolution of the Comintern might prove informative. If available please forward editorials and sample news items.
In this connection any information of the presence in Russia or departure therefrom of Chinese Communists (party representatives, students, et cetera) would also be of interest.
It is possible that, in lieu of the term “Chinese Communists”, Soviet newspapers may employ other titles, including: Eighth Route Army; Eighteenth Group Army; New Fourth Army; Shensi-Kansu-Ninghsia Border Region; Northwest Border Area; and guerrillas or partisans.