893.002/5–648: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, May 6,
1948—11 a. m.
[Received May 6—3:03 a. m.]
[Received May 6—3:03 a. m.]
808. Ho Ying-chin17 has accepted provisionally premiership, and is consulting groups from various walks of life in order better to formulate his plans and his Cabinet. In next few days he expects see Generalissimo18 and if Generalissimo agrees with his proposed government and reform plans, government will be announced.
We understand Generalissimo desires Ku Chu-tung19 as chief of staff. If that deducible appointment indicates color of present Cabinet, it will indeed be bad news.
Stuart
- Chief Chinese delegate to the United Nations Military Staff Committee and Chief of the Chinese Military Mission to the United States.↩
- Chiang Kai-shek, President of the National Government of the Republic of China, President-elect of the Republic of China since April 19.↩
- Commander in Chief of Chinese Ground Forces.↩