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)
[31] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, January
11, 1949—noon.
[Received January 11—3:56 a. m.]
[Received January 11—3:56 a. m.]
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[32] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai, January 11,
1949.
[Received January 11—5:52 a. m.]
[Received January 11—5:52 a. m.]
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[33] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, January
11, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received January 12—12:47 p. m.]
[Received January 12—12:47 p. m.]
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[34] The Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins) to the Secretary, of State
Kunming, January 11,
1949.
[Received January 11—2:32 p. m.]
[Received January 11—2:32 p. m.]
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[35] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Chief of the Division of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
[Washington,] January 11, 1949.
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[37] The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State
Tientsin, January
11, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received 11:30 p. m.]
[Received 11:30 p. m.]
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[38] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
Paris, January
11, 1949—8 p. m.
[Received January 11—4:09 p. m.]
[Received January 11—4:09 p. m.]
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[39] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai, January
12, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received January 12—12:48 p. m.]
[Received January 12—12:48 p. m.]
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[40] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kohler) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, January
12, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received January 12—2:49 p. m.]
[Received January 12—2:49 p. m.]
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[41] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs (Butterworth) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Washington,] January 12, 1949.
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[42] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Chief of the Division of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
[Washington,] January 12, 1949.
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[43] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Stuart)
Washington, January
12, 1949—7 p. m.
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[44] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, January
13, 1949—9 a. m.
[Received 1:58 p. m.]
[Received 1:58 p. m.]
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[45] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, January
13, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received January 13—8:27 a. m.]
[Received January 13—8:27 a. m.]
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[46] The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State
Tientsin, January
13, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received 2:05 p. m.]
[Received 2:05 p. m.]
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[47] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Stuart)
Washington, January
13, 1949—6 p. m.
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[48] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
Paris, January
13, 1949—7 p. m.
[Received January 13—4:40 p. m.]
[Received January 13—4:40 p. m.]
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[49] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, January 13,
1949.
[Received February 7—12:01 a. m.]
[Received February 7—12:01 a. m.]
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[50] The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State
Tientsin, January
14, 1949—1:30 p. m.
[Received January 14—8:10 a. m.]
[Received January 14—8:10 a. m.]
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[51] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai, January
14, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received 7:59 p. m.]
[Received 7:59 p. m.]
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[52] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, January
14, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received 10:47 p. m.]
[Received 10:47 p. m.]
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[53] The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State
Tientsin, January
14, 1949—10:45 p. m.
[Received January 14—10:02 p. m.]
[Received January 14—10:02 p. m.]
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[54] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, January 14,
1949.
[Received January 14—11:22 p. m.]
[Received January 14—11:22 p. m.]
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[55] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, January 14,
1949.
[Received January 14—11:12 p. m.]
[Received January 14—11:12 p. m.]
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[56] The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State
Tientsin, January
15, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received January 15—2:16 a. m.]
[Received January 15—2:16 a. m.]
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[57] The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State
Tientsin, January 15,
1949.
[Received January 15—2:43 a. m.]
[Received January 15—2:43 a. m.]
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[58] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
Paris, [undated].
[Received January 15, 1949—3:33 a. m.]
[Received January 15, 1949—3:33 a. m.]
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[59] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, January
15, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received January 15—1:49 p. m.]
[Received January 15—1:49 p. m.]
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[60] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, January
15, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received January 16—5:46 a. m.]
[Received January 16—5:46 a. m.]
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