893.00/15205: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 12—7:55 a.m.]
2195. During the course of a conversation on December 10 with Liu, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy here, Liu told Hamilton3 that there had been no recent developments in relations between the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communists. Liu stated definitely that there was no air communication between the Chinese Communists and the Soviet Union; that if Soviet planes flew into Yenan the Chinese Government would certainly know it; that several times a year Soviet planes in addition to planes operated to Hami on the regular route made flights into Chinese territory but in such cases by advance arrangement with the Chinese Government. Foregoing bears on statement in Chungking’s telegram of November 11, substance of which was communicated to Moscow in Department’s confidential airgram A–32, November 13.4
Repeated to Chungking.