893.00/9–2949: Telegram
The Consul General at Tientsin (Smyth) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 30—4:39 a. m.]
793. L. K. Tao, friend of Ambassador Stuart and now living in Philip Fugh’s92 house Peiping, called late today. Tao was adviser to Mayor Tientsin in 1947 and 1948, a position I understand obtained for him by Ambassador Stuart.
Tao said he talked with Lo Lung-chi (Democratic League) in Peiping few days ago. Lo said US White Paper had made his position difficult in view Paper’s hope “democratic individuals” would work against Communism.
Tao said Lo told him he (Lo) invited by Mao Tse-tung for a talk September 20. During talk, Mao implied Communists could have relations with United States if US “gave up” Generalissimo and Nationalist Government.
Tao said Lo Lung-chi considered it important that recent policy pronouncements of PCC, now meeting Peiping, stated Socialism and Communism something for future rather than present.
I inquired of Tao why our ConGen staff in Mukden had not yet been allowed to leave.93 Tao said that, although he did not know reason, Manchuria was “different” and Chinese Communists did not seem to have free hand there; he implied Russians were responsible.
Above information reported for what it may be worth.