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)
[652] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
29, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received October 29—4:05 a. m.]
[Received October 29—4:05 a. m.]
893.00/10–2949: Telegram
[653] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
29, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received October 31—1:59 a. m.]
[Received October 31—1:59 a. m.]
893.20/10–2949: Telegram
[654] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
29, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received October 29—4:22 a. m.]
[Received October 29—4:22 a. m.]
711.93/10–2949: Telegram
[655] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
29, 1949—7 p. m.
[Received October 31—3:44 a. m.]
[Received October 31—3:44 a. m.]
894A.00/10–2949: Telegram
[656] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, October
31, 1949—noon.
[Received October 31—7:14 a. m.]
[Received October 31—7:14 a. m.]
893.20/10–3149: Telegram
[657] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
1, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received November 1—7:12 a. m.]
[Received November 1—7:12 a. m.]
893.00/11–149: Telegram
[658] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State
Seoul, November 1,
1949.
[Received November 17.]
[Received November 17.]
893.00B/11–149
[659] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
3, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received November 3—2:34 p. m.]
[Received November 3—2:34 p. m.]
893.00/11–349: Telegram
[660] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November 3,
1949.
[Received November 14.]
[Received November 14.]
893.01/11–349
[661] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
4, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received November 3—11:20 p. m.]
[Received November 3—11:20 p. m.]
893.001/11–449: Telegram
[662] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
4, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received November 4—3:14 a. m.]
[Received November 4—3:14 a. m.]
893.00/11–449: Telegram
[663] The Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins) to the Secretary of State
Kunming, November 7,
1949.
[Received November 7—1:55 a. m.]
[Received November 7—1:55 a. m.]
893.00/11–749: Telegram
[664] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
7, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received November 7—9:30 a. m.]
[Received November 7—9:30 a. m.]
893.01/11–749: Telegram
[665] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
9, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received November 9—2:37 p. m.]
[Received November 9—2:37 p. m.]
893.00/11–949: Telegram
[666] The Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins) to the Secretary of State
Kunming, November
9, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received November 10—6:25 p. m.]
[Received November 10—6:25 p. m.]
893.00 Yunnan/11–949: Telegram
[667] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
10, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received November 10—5:43 a. m.]
[Received November 10—5:43 a. m.]
893.00/11–1049: Telegram
[668] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
10, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received November 12—5:43 a. m.]
[Received November 12—5:43 a. m.]
893.00B/11–1049: Telegram
[669] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
11, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received November 12—4:22 a. m.]
[Received November 12—4:22 a. m.]
893.00B/11–1149: Telegram
[670] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
12, 1949—9 a. m.
[Received November 12—1:51 a. m.]
[Received November 12—1:51 a. m.]
893.00/11–1249: Telegram
[671] The Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins) to the Secretary of State
Kunming, November
14, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received November 15—10:32 p. m.]
[Received November 15—10:32 p. m.]
893.00 Yunnan/11–1449: Telegram
[672] The Consul General at Taipei (Macdonald) to the Secretary of State
Taipei, November
14, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received November 14—3:29 a. m.]
[Received November 14—3:29 a. m.]
893.001 Chiang Kai-shek/11–1449
[673] The Consul General at Shanghai (McConaughy) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai, November
14, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received 12:29 p. m.]
[Received 12:29 p. m.]
893.00/11–1449: Telegram
[674] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
15, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received November 15—4:13 a. m.]
[Received November 15—4:13 a. m.]
893.00/11–1549: Telegram
[675] The Vice Consul at Kumming (Lutkins) to the Secretary of State
Kunming, November
15, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received November 15—5:50 a. m.]
[Received November 15—5:50 a. m.]
893.00/11–1549: Telegram
[676] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November 15,
1949.
[Received November 15—10:43 a. m.]
[Received November 15—10:43 a. m.]
893.001 Chiang Kai-shek/11–1549: Telegram
[677] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
15, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received November 15—11:26 a. m.]
[Received November 15—11:26 a. m.]
893.20/11–1549: Telegram
[678] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Acting Deputy Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Freeman)
[Washington,] November 15, 1949.
893.00/11–1549
[679] The Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins) to the Secretary of State
Kunming, November
16, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received November 17—12:47 a. m.]
[Received November 17—12:47 a. m.]
893.00/11–1649: Telegram
[680] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
16, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received November 17—9:17 a. m.]
[Received November 17—9:17 a. m.]
893.00/11–1649: Telegram
[681] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
17, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received November 17—1:56 p. m.]
[Received November 17—1:56 p. m.]
893.00/11–1749: Telegram