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

Evacuation of Americans from China 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1948, vol. viii, pp. 809–946.


Contents

    • I. Continued planning for evacuation and protection of property; department opposition to return of dependents to China; and situation after Chinese Communist occupation of Nanking and Shanghai (January–July 5) (Documents 1219–1298)
      • II. Arrangements for evacuation of Americans from Shanghai on the General Gordon: evacuation warning on Formosa (July 7–December 30) (Documents 1299–1417)

      Contents

      • Preface
      • Policy of the United States with respect to the question of recognition
        • I. Preliminary exchanges with the British; efforts to develop a “commonfront” policy; Anglo-American consulation during July and August; Anglo-American conversations at Washington in September (January–September) (Documents 1–96)
        • II. Chou En-lai’s bid of October 1 for recognition; de facto recognition by the British government; reaction of the United States and other Powers (October) (Documents 97–172)
        • III. Reactions to British proposal of November 1 favoring de jure recognition of the Peiping regime; British decision of December 15 to accord de jure recognition in January 1950; opposition by the United States to hasty recognition (November–December) (Documents 173–290)
      • Policy of the United States toward Formosa (Taiwan): concern of the United States regarding possible conquest by Chinese communists (Documents 291–495)
      • United States military assistance to China: policy decisions respecting further military aid to China (Documents 496–590)
      • United States economic aid to China
        • I. Enactment of legislation for continuation of aid to China after expiration of China Aid Act of 1948 (Documents 591–596)
        • II. Problems encountered by the United States in furnishing aid to China under the China Aid Act of 1948 (Documents 597–650)
        • III. Urgent requests by the Chinese Government for a program of broad economic assistance (Documents 651–664)
        • IV. Mission to the United States of Dr. Kan Chieh-hou to obtain moral support, financial assistance, and military aid and advice. (Documents 665–683)
      • Financial relations between the United States and China: Chinese requests for assistance in fiscal matters (Documents 684–786)
      • Trade policy of the United States toward communist-occupied China:
        • I. Basic policy respecting trade controls and negotiations with the British in efforts to implement such controls (Documents 787–843)
        • II. Chinese Communist foreign trade practices: by-passing of American consulates; Soviet-Manchurian trade agreement (Documents 844–911)
        • III. Interest of the United States in Chinese Communist efforts to revive trade with Japan (Documents 912–939)
        • IV. Efforts by the United States which would limit shipments of petroleum products to Communist-occupied China (Documents 940–987)
      • Interest of the United States in Sino-Soviet negotiations respecting trade and aviation rights in Sinkiang (Documents 988–1023)
      • Status of Tibet: consideration of policy of the United States in view of Tibetan claim of independence and danger to Tibet from communist-dominated China (Documents 1024–1057)
      • Efforts of the Chinese government to close to shipping Chinese ports under communist control; attitude of the United States regarding restrictions and defiance of them by certain American flag vessels (Documents 1058–1191)
      • Withdrawal of United States naval forces from Tsingtao (Documents 1192–1218)
      • Evacuation of Americans from China
        • I. Continued planning for evacuation and protection of property; department opposition to return of dependents to China; and situation after Chinese Communist occupation of Nanking and Shanghai (January–July 5) (Documents 1219–1298)
        • II. Arrangements for evacuation of Americans from Shanghai on the General Gordon: evacuation warning on Formosa (July 7–December 30) (Documents 1299–1417)
      • Publication of China White Paper (Documents 1418–1463)
      • Index

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