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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Far East: China, Volume VII

Political and military situation in China: 1

1. For previous correspondence, see the Marshall Mission, Foreign Relations, 1946, vols, ix and x .


Contents

    • I. Anti-American demonstrations; Communist rejection of Government proposals for resumption of negotiations; Communist military offensives in Manchuria (January–February) (Documents 1–44)
      • II. Resignation of T.V. Soong; expulsion of Communist liaison delegations from Government-held areas; meetings of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang (March 1–April 17) (Documents 45–83)
        • III. Reorganization of the Government (April 18–May 16) (Documents 84–101)
          • IV. Anti-Government student demonstrations; meetings of the People’s Political Council; critical position of Government forces in Manchuria (May 19–July 3) (Documents 102–183)
            • V. Government mobilization to suppress Communist rebellion; changes in the command of Government forces in Manchuria; appointment of T.V. Soong as Governor of Kwangtung Province; fourth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang (July 4–October 2) (Documents 184–243)
              • VI. Renewed Communist offensive in Manchuria; Government’s measures against the Democratic League; critical postion of Government forces (October 2–December 31) (Documents 244–327)

              Contents

              • Preface
              • Political and military situation in China:
                • I. Anti-American demonstrations; Communist rejection of Government proposals for resumption of negotiations; Communist military offensives in Manchuria (January–February) (Documents 1–44)
                • II. Resignation of T.V. Soong; expulsion of Communist liaison delegations from Government-held areas; meetings of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang (March 1–April 17) (Documents 45–83)
                • III. Reorganization of the Government (April 18–May 16) (Documents 84–101)
                • IV. Anti-Government student demonstrations; meetings of the People’s Political Council; critical position of Government forces in Manchuria (May 19–July 3) (Documents 102–183)
                • V. Government mobilization to suppress Communist rebellion; changes in the command of Government forces in Manchuria; appointment of T.V. Soong as Governor of Kwangtung Province; fourth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang (July 4–October 2) (Documents 184–243)
                • VI. Renewed Communist offensive in Manchuria; Government’s measures against the Democratic League; critical postion of Government forces (October 2–December 31) (Documents 244–327)
              • Reports on the situation in Formosa (Taiwan), particularly respecting Formosan dissatisfaction with administrative policies of the Chinese government (Documents 328–377)
              • Representations by the United States regarding the status of the port of Dairen; failure of Sino-Soviet negotiations to allow occupation of Dairen by Chinese government (Documents 378–449)
              • Unsuccessful attempts to resolve political problems in Sinkiang; extent of Soviet aid and encouragement to rebel groups in Sinkiang; border incident at Peitashan (Documents 450–495)
              • Status of Tibet; Tibetan trade mission (Documents 496–504)
              • Council of Foreign Ministers meeting at Moscow: United States opposition to placing China question on agenda; exchange of views between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding withdrawal of troops from China (Documents 505–526)
              • Consideration of withdrawal of American consular officers from cities in danger of communist occupation (Documents 527–531)
              • Mission to China of Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer to appraise the political, economic, psychological, and military situation (Documents 532–613)
              • Military aid to China: Chinese requests for ammunition and military matériel and equipment; lifiting of embargo on arms shipments to China; attempts to speed flow of supplies to China (Documents 614–741)
              • United States naval aid to China: Continued withdrawal of United States marines and turnover of abandoned ammunition to Chinese government; incidents affecting American personnel; negotiations of agreement for transfer of naval vessels to China (Documents 742–806)
              • Problems respecting repatriation of Japanese still remaining in China, particularly in Manchuria (Documents 807–817)
              • Discussions regarding proposed Sino-American cooperative mapping agreement (Documents 818–823)
              • Exchange of notes terminating the Sino-American special technical cooperative agreement of April 15, 1943 (Document 824)
              • Request by the Chinese government for an American adviser on civil aeronautics (Documents 825–830)
              • Negotiations between the United States and China respecting joint effort in the exploration of China for minerals of importance in the atomic energy programs of the two goverments (Documents 831–841)
              • Financial relations between the United States and China: Chinese requests for financial assistance; representations regarding fixing of an equitable rate of exchange for expenditures by American armed forces and diplomatic establishment in China; interest of the United States in Chinese measures to protect its economy from a violently inflationary situation (Documents 842–1001)
              • Problems arising in the implementation of the surplus property agreement of August 30, 1946 (Documents 1002–1013)
              • Agreement between the United States and China respecting the United States Educational Foundation in China, signed at Nanking, November 10, 1947 (Documents 1014–1037)
              • Agreement between the United States and China regarding relief assistance to China, signed October 27, 1947 (Documents 1038–1082)
              • Representations regarding impact of Chinese tax laws and regulations on American consular property (Documents 1083–1087)
              • Representations by the embassy in China regarding discriminatory provisions of Chinese income tax law and regulations (Documents 1088–1089)
              • Interest of the United States in conditions for American participation in economic development of China (Documents 1090–1103)
              • Representations regarding the reregistration of American real property rights in China (Documents 1104–1128)
              • Problems with respect to liquidation of assets in the former International Settlement at Shanghai and the Diplomatic Quarter at Peiping (Documents 1129–1133)
              • Request of Chinese government for revision of the Sino-American air transport agreement of December 20, 1946 (Documents 1134–1139)
              • Establishment of an executive office in the embassy in China to enable the ambassador to exercise over-all supervision and coordination of basic policies governing official American activities in China (Documents 1140–1151)
              • Representations regarding release of Major Robert B. Rigg and Captain John W. Collins, assistant military attachés in China, captured by Chinese communist armed forces in Manchuria (Documents 1152–1164)
              • Index

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