895.01/8–1348: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
1498. Following is text of statement by Foreign Minister released evening of August 12 concerning new Korean Government:
[Page 1273]An independent Korean Government elected and formed under the auspices of the United Nations has come into being. It has been China’s long-cherished desire to see the restoration of independence to Korea. Since the Cairo Conference in 1943, the liberation of Korea has become the common commitment of the principal allied powers. But, in spite of the defeat of Japan, the realizations of Korea’s independence has been much delayed. The United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea, through patient and judicious efforts and in accordance with the resolutions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, has fulfilled its assignment in assisting the birth of a truly democratic Korean Government. After due consideration of all factors involved, the Chinese Government deems it both as her right and as her obligation to establish immediate relations with the Government of Korea. I am happy to announce that, pending discussion of the Commission’s report by the General Assembly of the United Nations and in the spirit of the traditional friendship between the two peoples, the Chinese Government accords provisional recognition to the Government of Korea and appoints Dr. Liu Yu-wan as China’s diplomatic representative near that Government with the rank of an Ambassador.