893.00/8–847: Telegram

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

1675. Table of comparative strengths of Government and Communist forces in north China and Manchuria dated July 28, 1947 compiled by Ministry of National Defense is briefly as follows:

Manchuria: Communist forces, 390,000, including 100,000 Korean Communists, 35,000 Mongol troops and 15,000 former Jap prisoners. Government forces: 167,000.

North China: Government forces, 1,346,000; Communist forces, 510,000.

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Stuart
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