I. Nationalist and Communist maneuvers regarding conditions for peace; Chinese Government appeal for four-power mediation and United States refusal; Communist capture of Tientsin and Peiping; retirement of President Chiang Kaishek (January 1–23)
[1] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 3,
1949—3 p. m.
[Received 11:39 p. m.]
[Received 11:39 p. m.]
893.00/1–349: Telegram
[2] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 3,
1949—3 p. m.
[Received January 4—10:16 p. m.]
[Received January 4—10:16 p. m.]
893.00/1–349: Telegram
[3] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai
, January 3,
1949.
[Received January 14—1:50 p. m.]
[Received January 14—1:50 p. m.]
893.00/1–349: Airgram
[4] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 4,
1949.
[Received January 4—6:35 p. m.]
[Received January 4—6:35 p. m.]
800.76 Monitoring/1–449: Telegram
[5] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 4,
1949.
[Received January 4—2:55 p. m.]
[Received January 4—2:55 p. m.]
893.001 Chiang Kai-shek/1–449: Telegram
[6] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 4,
1949—8 p. m.
[Received January 5—4:28 a. m.]
[Received January 5—4:28 a. m.]
893.00/1–449: Telegram
[7] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 5,
1949.
[Received January 4—11:29 p. m.]
[Received January 4—11:29 p. m.]
893.001 Chiang Kai-shek/1–549: Telegram
[8] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai
, January 5,
1949.
[Received January 5—1:25 a. m.]
[Received January 5—1:25 a. m.]
893.001 Chiang Kai-shek/1–549: Telegram
[9] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai
, January 5,
1949—3 p. m.
[Received January 5—12:07 p. m.]
[Received January 5—12:07 p. m.]
893.00/1–549: Telegram
[10] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 5,
1949—4 p. m.
[Received January 6—1:37 a. m.]
[Received January 6—1:37 a. m.]
893.00/1–549: Telegram
[11] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 5,
1949.
[Received January 6—2:04 a. m.]
[Received January 6—2:04 a. m.]
893.00/1–549: Telegram
[12] The Consul General at Peiping ( Clubb ) to the Secretary of State
Peiping
, January 6,
1949.
[Received January 7—1:19 a. m.]
[Received January 7—1:19 a. m.]
893.00/1–649: Telegram
[13] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs ( Butterworth ) to the Acting Secretary of State
[
Washington
,] January 7, 1949.
893.00/1–749
[14] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Commercial Policy ( Willoughby ) to Mr. Paul H. Nitze, Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs ( Thorp )
[
Washington
,] January 7, 1948 [1949].
893.00B/1–748[9]
[15] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai
, January 7,
1949.
[Received January 7—3:58 p. m.]
[Received January 7—3:58 p. m.]
893.00/1–749: Telegram
[16] The Consul General at Tientsin ( Smyth ) to the Secretary of State
Tientsin
, January 7,
1949—3 p. m.
[Received 4:47 p. m.]
[Received 4:47 p. m.]
893.00/1–749: Telegram
[17] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai
, January 7,
1949.
[Received January 7—1:47 p. m.]
[Received January 7—1:47 p. m.]
893.00/1–749: Telegram
[18] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai
, January 8,
1949.
[Received January 8—1:34 p. m.]
[Received January 8—1:34 p. m.]
893.00/1–849: Telegram
[19] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 8,
1949—9 a. m.
[Received 7:52 p. m.]
[Received 7:52 p. m.]
893.00/1–849: Telegram
[20] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 8,
1949—7 p. m.
[Received January 9—1:06 p. m.]
[Received January 9—1:06 p. m.]
893.00/1–849: Telegram
[21] Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Cloyce K. Huston, Counselor of Mission, Office of United States Political Adviser in Japan
Tokyo
, January 8,
1949.
893.00/1–849
[22] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January 9,
1949—2 p. m.
[Received January 9—8:51 a. m.]
[Received January 9—8:51 a. m.]
893.00/1–949: Telegram
[23] The Ambassador in China ( Stuart ) to the Secretary of State
Nanking
, January
10, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received January 10—7:36 a. m.]
[Received January 10—7:36 a. m.]
893.00/1–1049: Telegram
[24] Memorandum by the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Kennan)
[
Washington
,] January 10, 1949.
893.00/1–1049
[25] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs ( Butterworth ) to the Acting Secretary of State
[
Washington
,] January 10, 1949.
893.00/1–1049
[26] Draft Prepared by the Chief of the Division of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
Washington
, [undated.]
893.00/1–849
[27] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai
, January 10,
1949.
[Received January 10—9:30 p. m.]
[Received January 10—9:30 p. m.]
893.00/1–1049: Telegram
[28] The Consul General at Tientsin ( Smyth ) to the Secretary of State
Tientsin
, January
10, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received January 11—5:21 a. m.]
[Received January 11—5:21 a. m.]
893.00/1–1049: Telegram
[29] The Ambassador in France ( Caffery ) to the Secretary of State
Paris
, January
10, 1949—8 p. m.
[Received January 11—8:50 a. m.]
[Received January 11—8:50 a. m.]
893.00/1–1049: Telegram
[30] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Cabot ) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai
, January
11, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received January 11—12:19 a. m.]
[Received January 11—12:19 a. m.]
893.00/1–1149: Telegram