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

893.00B/7–649: Telegram

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

Nanking, July 6, 1949.
[Received July 6—3:34 p. m.]

1447. Official Hsin Hua Jih Pao June 29 announces propaganda material to be used in celebration of liberation Shanghai, Nanking, Hangchow July 1–7. Main points are:

(1) July 7 marks Chinese people’s great struggle against Japanese imperialism. Chinese people, PLA, fighting shoulder to shoulder with Soviet-led allied forces, smashed Kmt schemings and won victory for people. Thus victory over Japan belongs to people, not to Kmt reactionaries.

(2) US fostering of Japan is part of US imperialists’ scheme to conquer world, monopolize world’s resources, markets, US indefinite postponement of Japanese peace treaty threatens peace for entire world.

(3) Liberation of Nanking, Shanghai, Hangchow not only victory of Chinese people but of world’s people and made possible through correct leadership of CCP.

(4) Establishment of PCC marks beginning of new China.

Sent Department 1447; repeated Shanghai 805, Embassy Canton unnumbered.

Stuart