761.93/5–1245: Telegram
President Truman to the Ambassador in China (Hurley)30
263. Receipt is acknowledged of your message 101142.30a Please continue your efforts to accomplish the purposes outlined to you by President Roosevelt.
I am informed in regard to your previous reports of the attitude of the imperialist governments in China, and hope that the agreement with Churchill and Stalin reported by you may result in the establishment of a free united democratic Chinese Government.
In regard to the “prelude” to the Yalta agreement on the future conduct of the Pacific War, it is not appropriate at the present time for you to give any information to the Chinese Government.
When it is appropriate and promising of advantage to the common cause, you will be advised to inform the Chinese Government of the particulars of arrangements that may be in effect at that time.
[Page 869]We will endeavor to get to Chiang Kai-shek, through you at the earliest practicable date, all the available information on this subject that can be disclosed without damage to the overall prospect.