VIII. Disintegration of Nationalist armies on mainland; fall of Canton, Chungking, and Kunming; removal of Nationalist capital to Taipei; continued impasse between Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Acting President Li Tsung-jen; latter’s visit to the United States for medical treatment; Communist warning regarding Indochina frontier; visit of Mao Tse-tung to Moscow (October 7–December 31)
[622] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong [Canton?], October 7, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received 10:12 a. m.]
[Received 10:12 a. m.]
893.001 Chiang Kai-shek/10–749: Telegram
[623] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong [Canton?], October 9, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received October 11—12:26 p. m.]
[Received October 11—12:26 p. m.]
893.00/10–949: Telegram
[624] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong [Canton?], October 9, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received October 11—7:45 a. m.]
[Received October 11—7:45 a. m.]
893.00/10–949: Telegram
[625] President Truman to Acting President Li Tsung-jen of China
Washington, October
10, 1949—5 p. m.
893.458/10–1049: Telegram
[626] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, October
11, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received October 11—7:42 a. m.]
[Received October 11—7:42 a. m.]
893.00/10–1149: Telegram
[627] Memorandum by the Consul at Taipei (Martin) to the Consul General at Taipei (Macdonald)
Taipei, October 11,
1949.
893.00/10–1249
[628] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Peiping (Clubb)
Washington, October
17, 1949—3 p. m.
893.00B/10–1749: Telegram
[629] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
18, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received October 18—1:54 p. m.]
[Received October 18—1:54 p. m.]
893.00/10–1849: Telegram
[630] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
19, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received October 19—7:09 a. m.]
[Received October 19—7:09 a. m.]
893.20/10–1949: Telegram
[631] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
19, 1949—5 a. m. [p. m.?]
[Received October 19—7:03 a. m.]
[Received October 19—7:03 a. m.]
893.01/10–1949: Telegram
[632] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, October
21, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received October 24—1:45 p. m.]
[Received October 24—1:45 p. m.]
893.00/10–2149: Telegram
[633] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
21, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received October 21—10:05 a. m.]
[Received October 21—10:05 a. m.]
893.01/10–2149: Telegram
[634] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, October
21, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received October 22—3:54 a. m.]
[Received October 22—3:54 a. m.]
893.00B/10–2149: Telegram
[635] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
22, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received October 22—7:13 a. m.]
[Received October 22—7:13 a. m.]
893.5123/10–2249: Telegram
[636] The Consul General at Shanghai (McConaughy) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai, October
22, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received October 22—6:18 a. m.]
[Received October 22—6:18 a. m.]
893.00B/10–2249: Telegram
[637] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
23, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received October 24—1:40 a. m.]
[Received October 24—1:40 a. m.]
893.20/10–2349: Telegram
[638] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October 23,
1949.
[Received October 24—12:44 a. m.]
[Received October 24—12:44 a. m.]
893.00/10–2349: Telegram
[639] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
23, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received October 26—11:28 a. m.]
[Received October 26—11:28 a. m.]
893.01/10–2349: Telegram
[640] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
24, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received October 24—7:43 a. m.]
[Received October 24—7:43 a. m.]
893.00/10–2449: Telegram
[641] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Butterworth) to the Secretary of State
[Washington,] October 24, 1949.
893.20/10–2349
[642] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
24, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received October 25—2:01 a. m.]
[Received October 25—2:01 a. m.]
893.00/10–2449: Telegram
[643] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, October
24, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received October 26—1:18 p. m.]
[Received October 26—1:18 p. m.]
893.01/10–2449: Telegram
[644] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in China (Strong)
Washington, October
26, 1949—5 p. m.
893.20/10–2349: Telegram
[645] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in China (Strong)
Washington, October
26, 1949—5 p. m.
893.00/10–2349: Telegram
[646] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
27, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received 10:54 p. m.]
[Received 10:54 p. m.]
893.00B/10–2749: Telegram
[647] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, October 28,
1949.
[Received October 28—8:04 a. m.]
[Received October 28—8:04 a. m.]
893.01/10–2849: Telegram
[648] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
28, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received October 28—8:52 a. m.]
[Received October 28—8:52 a. m.]
893.00/10–2849: Telegram
[649] The Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins) to the Secretary of State
Kunming, October
28, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received October 29—4:02 a. m.]
[Received October 29—4:02 a. m.]
893.00/10–2849: Telegram
[650] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
28, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received October 28—3:07 p. m.]
[Received October 28—3:07 p. m.]
893.00/10–2849: Telegram
[651] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
29, 1949—10 p. m. [a. m?]
[Received October 28—10:43 p. m.]
[Received October 28—10:43 p. m.]
893.00/10–2949: Telegram