894A.00/6–1049: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 10—12:11 p. m.]
1263. From subsequent conversation which Fugh76 had with Huang Hua,77 it appears that latter was disappointed in my lack of response to introduction into conversation of subject of Taiwan (see Embtel 1235, June 8 to Department,78 repeated Canton 511, Shanghai 664).
Fugh drew inference from Huang’s subsequent remarks that latter hoped that I could be persuaded to recommend to Department that public statement be made about legal aspects of island and thus discourage Generalissimo from establishing base there. I do not recall any such implication in our conversation and find suggestion paradoxical coming from Commies. However, there is impression forming in my mind that they are seriously concerned about capacity of Kmt to drag out hostilities, thus postponing CCP’s right to represent whole of China and aggravating their economic problems.
Sent Department 1263, repeated Canton 523, Shanghai 678.
- Philip C. Fugh, Chinese private secretary to Ambassador Stuart.↩
- Chinese Communist in charge of the Alien Affairs Office at Nanking.↩
- Vol. viii, “The Embassy in China after occupation of Nanking by Chinese Communists”, chapter I.↩