893.00/12–2748: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 27—2:52 a. m.]
2623. Following broadcast December 26, north Shensi station:
“Commander Lin Piao and Political Commissar Lo Jung-huan, on behalf of northeast People’s Liberation Army, cabled congratulations to People’s Liberation Armies on Hsuchow–Pengpu front.
“Telegram congratulates east China and central plains People’s Liberation Armies on liberation of strategic railway city Hsuchow and annihilation of Huang Wei Twelfth and Sun Yuan-liang Sixteenth Army groups. It also congratulates them on present campaign in which they are annihilating another two encircled army groups under Kmt east China Deputy Commander General Tu Yu-ming.
“The telegram states that Manchurian field armies are coordinating with North China brother troops to annihilate Kmt troops, take [Page 689] Peiping and Tientsin and liberate all North China. This is also ‘to coordinate with you in speedy nationwide victory’, telegram adds.”
Sent Department, pouched Shanghai.