Office of the Historian

893.00/10–2446

The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, October 24, 1946.
[Received October 23—11:45 p.m.]

1719. Minister of Information on October 23 said he was approached October 22 by representatives of third parties with request that he negotiate and agree to propaganda truce. He stated his reply was that since any comparison of Yenan publications with Kmt papers will reveal Government maintains a restrained attitude during present situation whereas Communists continually and vituperatively attack [Page 413] Government. There is therefore no need for Government to negotiate truce.

Stuart