761.93/12–2045: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Robertson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, December
20, 1945—1 p.m.
[Received 11 p.m.]
[Received 11 p.m.]
38. Rumors circulating here in official circles are to effect that Sino-Soviet situation in Manchuria has again taken turn and is reported “becoming delicate”. Sent to Chungking, repeated to Dept. Previous reports alleging Soviet demands for joint control of heavy industries in Manchuria, although discredited for a time, have been somewhat substantiated by utterances in responsible quarters here where it has also been said that air lift of central troops to Manchuria has again been delayed.
[Robertson]