761.93/9–1245: Telegram
The United States Political Adviser on German Affairs at Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (Murphy), to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:15 p.m.]
20. From Harriman. Chinese Ambassador [at] Moscow tells me (reference Chungking’s 1540, September 7, 11 p.m., to Dept) that [Page 1010] Chinese Foreign Office have taken up with Soviet Ambassador [at] Chungking question of reports of Soviet troops assisting rebels in western Sinkiang.
Sent to Dept as 20 from Frankfurt; repeated to Chungking and to Moscow.
Petrov replied that he felt sure the reports were unfounded but readily agreed to telegraph urgently to Moscow. My Chinese colleague has not been instructed to discuss the matter with Soviet Foreign Office and has no information on Soviet reaction. [Harriman.]