893.00B/5–1848: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 18—10:09 a. m.]
889. ReDept intel May 13, 1 a. m.,45 concerning report on change in Soviet line, it is interesting to note that a decided shift in Chinese Communist line calling for conciliation of intellectual and middle peasant groups was announced shortly after reported Soviet shift. New Chinese Communist line, which is most moderating move since announcement of Mao Tse-tung’s46 short-lived new democracy in 1945, dovetails well into report of Soviet action and it seems most likely that if Soviet report is correct both moves were coordinated. They also would seem calculated to appeal to reform group in Kmt led by Li Tsung-jen which is now attempting to establish its dominance in National Government. Embassy now working on detailed analysis of new CCP line and its implications vis-à-vis Li.