893.014/263
The Chinese Ambassador ( Wei ) to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I beg to inform you that in maps and globes published in the United States, distinctions, either by difference of color or by other specifications, have been made between some outlying Provinces, such as the Four Northeastern Provinces, Sinkiang, Outer Mongolia, Tibet, etc. and other Provinces of the Republic of China. In most cases the word “Manchukuo” has been used for the Four Northeastern Provinces, and in some cases the name “Tannu Tuva” has appeared for a part of Outer Mongolia. Mongolia is often listed as a protectorate and Sinkiang as a sphere of influence under the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
These distinctions do not follow the boundary line of China as recognized by the Government of the United States, and tend to create erroneous impressions among the American people. I shall be greatly obliged if you will be good enough to call attention of the American publishers and manufacturers, especially Replogle Globes, 314 North Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, and other educational institutions to the above errors, with a view to preventing their re-occurrence in the future.
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