761.93/8–2349: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Clark) to the Secretary of State
Cantel 1006. George Yeh, Acting Foreign Minister, asked me again today whether I had received Department’s reaction Chinese suggestion, Cantel 970, August 17, bring Soviet breach Sino-Soviet Treaty before UN. He recalled that Wang Shih-chieh, then Foreign Minister, had discussed matter with General Marshall1 in Paris last year and at that time Marshall had argued against taking matter before UN because of belief Chinese facts insufficient prove case.2 Yeh thought recent Soviet trade agreement with Manchuria3 strengthened Chinese case, but he desires greatly have our opinion.
He feels confident Soviets would veto any action and believes it possible that they might act with “blitzkrieg” tactics and withdraw recognition China immediately information re proposed action reached them.
Yeh said Chinese Government had made three strong protests Soviet Union recent months:
- (1)
- Over Soviet trade agreement Manchuria;
- (2)
- Because disappearance Chinese Nationals [in] Soviet Union and;
- (3)
- Because of entry Soviet vessel port Dairen which Chinese Government closed foreign navigation.
- General of the Army George C. Marshall, Secretary of State from January 1947 to January 1949.↩
- See memorandum of November 9, 1948, Foreign Relations, 1948, vol. viii, p. 197.↩
- See vol. ix, pp. 906 ff.↩