740.0011 Pacific War/3326: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 9—11:40 a.m.]
1119. It is an interesting circumstance, although perhaps not of special significance, that a “mass meeting” here last evening July 6 in honor of sixth anniversary of China’s war of resistance held under the auspices of the All-China Troops Comforting Association was organized with the usual habiliments of a United Nations “Big Four” celebration and enjoyed a considerable measure of Soviet participation.
Beneath a cluster of small flags of the United Nations high over the stage were hung large Chinese, American, British and Soviet flags and thereunder large colored portraits of Generalissimo, President Roosevelt, Mr. Churchill and Mr. Stalin. Presentation of gifts were made to Chinese Minister of War and some other Chinese officials, General Stilwell, a representative of the head of British Military Mission, and Major General T. Y. Gubarevich described as “Chief Soviet Adviser to the National Government”. The Soviet Ambassador86 was not present, but Soviet Embassy was represented by its Military Attaché and several members of his staff (British Ambassador was also absent being represented by the Chinese Secretary of British Embassy87). The only speeches delivered by foreigners were those by General Stilwell, the representative of the head of the British Military Mission and General Gubarevich. General Gubarevich did not mention specifically China’s resistance against Japan, but he did speak of the hardships suffered by China and the Chinese troops due to the war and ended his speech with a vigorous “10,000 years to all democracies” and “10,000 years to the Chinese Army”.
Repeated to Moscow.