761.93/6–2847: Telegram
The Consul General at Mukden (Ward) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 30—12:47 a.m.]
111. Sun Fo’s address concerning Soviet activities in China to correspondents receiving considerable press attention Mukden. Only paper not printing full text was Chung Su Jih Pao, which is primarily devoted to strengthening Sino-Soviet relations. For first time papers, in commenting on outside [aid?] to Communists, have openly stated “Soviet” or “Russian” instead of “certain country” or “certain parties”. Prior Sun speech, press did not openly link Soviets with Chinese Communists but statements since indicate local papers assume [Page 208] such restraint no longer exists. (Mytel 190, June 2486). Hsiung Shih Pao in commenting on Sun’s speech states that Chinese will never permit another puppet regime to appear, and that Chinese will never allow Communists, who are trying to partition the country in collusion with a foreign influence, to exist. Mukden People’s Provisional Political Council in public statement issued June 24 charges the Soviet Union is fostering puppet regime in northeast.
Sent Embassy as 197, repeated Department as 111, Changchun as 92.
- Repeated to the Department as No. 106, June 24, 5 p.m.; it was a report of Soviet commercial activities in Mukden (661.9331/6–2447).↩