Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Far East: China, Volume VII

893.00/1–1948: Telegram

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

Washington, January 28, 1948—4 p. m.

138. Dept doubts whether short-range advantage outweighs long-range liability in any attempt use Fulbright educational exchange program for immediate political purpose (Shanghai Contel 129⁷ recommendation 2). Dept unclear whether ConGen recommendation implies withholding personnel from or assigning personnel to anti-American institutions.

Dept hopes achieve through USIS informational program end desired by ConGen. With passage Mundt Bill⁸ Dept submitting supplemental appropriation request for remainder present fiscal year and requesting substantial increase for 1949 fiscal year. If approved new appropriation would authorize 35 Americans, 205 alien employees USIS China. These figures confidential.

Proposals on anti-US propaganda Deptel 1567 Dec 24⁹ expectable shortly.¹⁰ Sent Nanking 138; repeated Shanghai 155.

Marshall

7. January 19, 8 p. m., p. 50.
8. United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948, approved January 27, 1948; 62 Stat. 6.
9. Not printed.
10. See despatch No. 103, March 1, from the Ambassador in China, p. 123.