893.00/9–2346: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 25—2:40 p.m.]
1517. Minister of Information issued statement September 21 that Communist Party now at historical crossroad and should be careful in determining future line of policy. Minister recommended that belligerent Yenan statements be compared with those of Gmo to determine which party is war minded. He added that “Kuomintang has never thought of settlement of internal strife in terms of victory or surrender.” Government is always asking Communists to take part in national government. He then went on to say that all obstruction is fault of Communists. Full text by airmail.90
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