Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East: China, Volume X

893.00/10–2646

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

Nanking, October 26, 1946.
[Received October 26—6 a.m.]

1747. Following item from Yenan broadcast October 23:

“Yenan Emancipation Daily, central organ of Chinese Communist Party, editorially appealed today to UNO Assembly for:

(1) Unconditional implementation of obligations by United States Government as member of United Nations by withdrawing all American forces from China, ceasing all financial and military aid to Chiang Kai-shek dictatorial government which is waging civil war and betraying national interests, ceasing Lend-Lease and withdrawing all surplus property of American forces in China and Pacific, withdrawing United States military advisory mission helping Chiang Kai-shek to direct civil war operations, and paying reparations for atrocities and damage to life and property committed by American forces in China.

(2) Organization of special China investigation committee by UNO to conduct investigation on spot of American forces in China, infringing Chinese territorial integrity and security should American authorities refuse to comply with above demand.

Editorial emphasized that so-called Chinese delegation to UNO Assembly only represents dictator Chiang Kai-shek and his clique and not the Chinese people who would not be responsible for action and words of Chiang Kai-shek’s representatives betraying Chinese national interests at UNO Assembly.

Editorial listed following violations of article 2 on principles of United Nations Charter: ‘All members shall refrain in their international relations from threat or use of force against territorial integrity or political independence of any state’:

(1) United States Government equipped, trained and transported Kuomintang troops to North China, Central China and Manchuria to wage internecine war. It has equipped and trained 60 divisions for Chiang Kai-shek dictatorial government of which 20 divisions were equipped just on eve of Japanese surrender. United States Navy and Army transported 13 Kuomintang armies, totalling half-million men, for civil war in north.

(2) United States continued to aid this dictator government with planes, guns, tanks, munitions and even clock, communication, uniform and medical equipment for fratricidal strife after Japanese surrender. This aid, according to available American official report, reached four billion dollars in gold, four times more than amount of American aid during anti-Japanese war. This was in return for territorial, sea, air, inland navigation, military, financial, economic and communication right[s] sold by Chiang Kai-shek.

(3) Long term garrisoning of large American force in China violating Chinese territorial integrity—53,000 United States Marines landed in Tientsin, Tsingtao and other ports while United States Seventh Fleet entered North China ports after Japanese surrender. These American forces built roads, protected roads, garrisoned towns, built bases, trained air and naval personnel for Chiang Kai-shek, laid out network of military bases and openly engaged in armed penetration into towns and areas of liberated areas. United States had officially announced that American forces would be withdrawn after fulfilling task of repatriating Japanese in China. Accomplishment of this task had been officially announced in mid-July this year but American forces still refused to leave China.

(4) Killing, assaulting of peaceful Chinese civilians and raping of Chinese women and robbing of Chinese shops by American forces in China. One United States Marine in Tientsin had thrown 9 year old Chinese girl into river.

(5) Open over-running and attack on Chinese liberated areas by American forces. American forces directly helped Chiang Kai-shek’s troops to occupy Chinwangtao, Peitaiho, Liushouying and Anping which had been liberated by Eighth Route Army in East Hopei. In addition there were innumerable disturbances and strafing of Chinese civilians by American planes.

(6) United States Government aided Chiang Kai-shek to establish his secret police to terrorize Chinese people. Secret Service division of United States Navy helped Chiang Kai-shek’s secret police through organization called SACO (Sino-American Cooperation Organization). Secret police who killed liberal leaders in China were equipped with American-weapons.

Editorial said that this violation of Chinese territorial integrity and building of bases along China coast to monopolize occupation of China and prepare for third world war is serious menace to world peace and security.”

Stuart