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

893.00/6–849: Telegram

The Consul General at Hong Kong (Hopper) to the Secretary of State

Hong Kong, June 8, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received June 8—9 a. m.]

317. On June 8 interview with officer Consulate General, Yeh Tu-yi, Democratic League official, stated his intention go Shanghai June 10, join Lo Lung-chi and Chang Lan,⁹⁴ proceed Peiping on invitation Mao Tse-tung. Purpose trip is prepare for PCC⁹⁵ which now planned for early August. Yeh said Democratic League hopes to be “bridge” between Chinese Communists and US and so change Communists’ present anti-American orientation.

Sent Department 317, repeated Shanghai 83, Nanking 32, Peiping unnumbered.

Hopper

94. Leaders of the Democratic League.
95. Political Consultative Conference.