Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East: China, Volume VIII

893.00/1–2849: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 28, 1949—noon.
[Received January 29—5:55 a. m.]

254. North Shensi broadcast January 27 undermined still further possibility of negotiated peace by claiming that Mao’s eight peace terms have indisputably become “sole policy for dealing with National affairs” and by suggesting that Li Tsung-jen government can best prove its sincere desire for peace by complying with first peace term, that is, immediate detention for trial by People’s Government of principal war criminals including Generalissimo, T. V. Soong,⁷⁸ Chen Li fu,⁷⁹ Ho Ying-chin,⁸⁰ et cetera.

We would observe that this broadcast strengthens evidence that (see Embtel 166, January 21) CCP does not desire negotiated peace at this stage, is striving for unconditional surrender of National Government, and is aiming completely to smash Kmt state apparatus.

Sent Department, pouched Shanghai, passed Moscow 11.

Stuart

78. Brother-in-law of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and former President of the Chinese Executive Yuan and Minister of Finance.
79. Chinese Minister without Portfolio and coleader of the C-C clique of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party).
80. Former Chinese Minister of National Defense.