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

893.00/2–2548: Telegram

The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 25, 1948.
[Received February 26—6:14 a. m.]

95. ReContel 86, 20th.⁶⁷ Communist North Shensi radio February 11 reported that capture Liaoyang was effected within matter of hours after launching of general attack on morning of 16th, fighting having been brought to conclusion by afternoon same day. Same radio February 16 reported Communists took 10,700 plus prisoners at time capture of city.

Same radio February 24 reported destruction at Anshan of 25th Division of Nationalist Fifty-second Army and Communications Police Column with total Nationalist casualties including prisoners 12,997 upon capture of town on 19th. Prisoners at Anshan by same report totaled 10,558 troops.

Latter radio report stated further that Nationalist temporary 62d Division was destroyed on 19th between Faku and Ch’ang-t’u, total casualties that division given as 7,238 men including over 6,000 prisoners.

Sent Department as 95, repeated Nanking as 150, Tientsin and Mukden.

Clubb

67. Not printed.