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)
[682] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
17, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received 9:47 p. m.]
[Received 9:47 p. m.]
893.00/11–1749: Telegram
[683] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, November
18, 1949—7 p. m.
[Received November 19—12:55 a. m.]
[Received November 19—12:55 a. m.]
893.01/11–1849: Telegram
[684] The Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins) to the Secretary of State
Kunming, November
19, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received November 19—6:43 a. m.]
[Received November 19—6:43 a. m.]
893.00/11–1949: Telegram
[685] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
21, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received November 21—3:35 a. m.]
[Received November 21—3:35 a. m.]
893.001/11–2149: Telegram
[686] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
21, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received 4:10 p. m.]
[Received 4:10 p. m.]
893.00/11–2149: Telegram
[687] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
21, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received 4:29 p. m.]
[Received 4:29 p. m.]
893.001/11–2149: Telegram
[688] The Acting Secretary of State to the Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins)
Washington, November
22, 1949—7 p. m.
893.00/11–1649: Telegram
[689] The Consul General at Taipei (Macdonald) to the Secretary of State
Taipei, November
23, 1949—noon.
[Received November 23—4:15 a. m.]
[Received November 23—4:15 a. m.]
893.00/11–2349: Telegram
[690] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
[Washington,] November 23, 1949.
893.001/11–2349
[691] The Acting Secretary of State to the Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin)
Washington, November
23, 1949—7 p. m.
893.001/11–2149: Telegram
[692] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
25, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received November 25—2:17 p. m.]
[Received November 25—2:17 p. m.]
893.00/11–2549: Telegram
[693] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
25, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received November 26—2:34 p. m.]
[Received November 26—2:34 p. m.]
893.00/11–2549: Telegram
[694] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
26, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received November 26—5:15 a. m.]
[Received November 26—5:15 a. m.]
893.00/11–2649: Telegram
[695] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
26, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received November 26—4:19 a. m.]
[Received November 26—4:19 a. m.]
893.001/11–2649: Telegram
[696] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
28, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received November 28—12:56 p. m.]
[Received November 28—12:56 p. m.]
893.001/11–2849: Telegram
[697] Memorandum by the Ambassador to China (Stuart) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Butterworth)
[Washington,] November 28, 1949.
893.00/11–2849
[698] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, November
28, 1948—2 p. m.
[Received November 29—5:06 p. m.]
[Received November 29—5:06 p. m.]
893.00/11–2849: Telegram
[699] The Vice Consul at Kumming (Lutkins) to the Secretary of State
Kunming, November
28, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received November 29—2:33 a. m.]
[Received November 29—2:33 a. m.]
893.00/11–2849: Telegram
[700] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, November
29, 1949—noon.
[Received November 29—6:46 a. m.]
[Received November 29—6:46 a. m.]
893.001/11–2949: Telegram
[701] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin)
Washington, November
29, 1949—7 p. m.
893.001/11–2849: Telegram
[702] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, November
30, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received November 30—2:38 a. m.]
[Received November 30—2:38 a. m.]
893.00/11–3049: Telegram
[703] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, November 30,
1949.
[Received November 30—4:01 a. m.]
[Received November 30—4:01 a. m.]
893.00/11–3049: Telegram
[704] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Hong Kong (Rankin)
Washington, November
30, 1949—7 p. m.
893.001/11–2949: Telegram
[705] The Secretary of State to the Vice Consul at Kunming (Lutkins)
Washington, November
30, 1949—7 p. m.
893.00/11–2849: Telegram
[706] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, December
1, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received December 1—1:50 p. m.]
[Received December 1—1:50 p. m.]
893.00/12–149: Telegram
[707] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, December
2, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received December 2—5:11 a. m.]
[Received December 2—5:11 a. m.]
893.001/12–249: Telegram
[708] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, December
2, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received December 2—1:47 p. m.]
[Received December 2—1:47 p. m.]
893.01/12–249: Telegram
[709] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, December
3, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received December 5—4:06 p. m.]
[Received December 5—4:06 p. m.]
893.01/12–349: Telegram
[710] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, December
3, 1949—noon.
[Received 3:22 p. m.]
[Received 3:22 p. m.]
893.01/12–349: Telegram
[711] The Chargé in China (Strong) to the Secretary of State
Hong Kong, December
3, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received December 3—3:19 a. m.]
[Received December 3—3:19 a. m.]
893.01/12–349: Telegram