Office of the Historian

Political conditions in China; United States Army observer section sent to Communist territory; United States interest and concern regarding Kuomintang-Communist relations and negotiations 1

1. For previous correspondence on this general subject, see Foreign Relations, 1943, China, pp. 191 ff.

[282] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 16, 1944.
[Received March 2.]

893.00/15282

[283] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 18, 1944.
[Received March 7.]

893.48/4105

[284] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 19, 1944—4 p.m.
[Received 11:30 p.m.]

893.00/15270: Telegram

[285] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 19, 1944—6 p.m.
[Received February 19—5:31 p.m.]

893.00/15271: Telegram

[286] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 21, 1944.
[Received March 6.]

893.00/15286

[287] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 21, 1944.
[Received March 6.]

893.00/15287

[288] Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to President Roosevelt

[Chungking, February 22, 1944.]

Copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N. Y. This message was sent by General Hearn to General Marshall as No. 123 for transmission to President Roosevelt.

[289] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 23, 1944.
[Received March 6.]

893.00/15288

[290] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 23, 1944.
[Received March 6.]

893.00/15289

[291] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 23, 1944.
[Received March 6.]

893.00/15290

[292] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 26, 1944.
[Received March 15.]

893.00/15300

[293] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 28, 1944.
[Received March 15.]

893.00/15302

[294] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of War (Stimson)

Washington, February 28, 1944.

893.00/15298a

[295] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 28, 1944.
[Received March 15.]

893.00/15301

[296] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, February 29, 1944.
[Received March 15.]

893.00/15303

[297] President Roosevelt to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek

Washington, March 1, 1944.

Transmitted by the War Department as telegram No. 4646, with instructions: “To be seen by General Stilwell’s and Hearn’s eyes alone for transmission of the following message from the President to the Generalissimo.” Copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N. Y.

[300] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 2, 1944.
[Received March 20.]

893.48/4107

[301] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 2, 1944.
[Received March 20.]

893.00/15309

[302] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 6, 1944.
[Received March 20.]

893.00/15310

[304] The Consul at Kunming (Ringwalt) to the Secretary of State

Kunming, March 9, 1944—5 p.m.
[Received March 27.]

893.5151/990: Airgram

[305] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 10, 1944—7 p.m.
[Received March 11—11:30 a.m.]

800.91293/16: Telegram

[306] The Vice Consul at Kunming (Rutherford) to the Secretary of State

Kunming, March 13, 1944—10 a.m.
[Received March 27—9 a.m.]

893.00/15321: Airgram

[307] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 14, 1944.
[Received March 25.]

893.00/15320

[308] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 14, 1944.
[Received March 25.]

893.00/15319

[310] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 17, 1944.
[Received April 6.]

893.00/15331

[311] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 19, 1944—2 p.m.
[Received 2:55 p.m.]

893.00/15307: Telegram