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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, China and Japan, Volume XIV, Part 1

No. 51
Editorial Note

On September 10, Secretary Acheson made a statement at a press conference denouncing the treatment of Americans imprisoned in Communist China and specifically discussing four cases of Americans who had died in prison or shortly after their release; the text of his statement is printed in Department of State Bulletin, September 22, 1952, page 440.

China and Japan

  • Preface
  • List of Unpublished Sources
  • List of Abbreviations and Symbols
  • List of Persons
  • The China Area: (Documents 1-461)
    • U.S. Policy with regard to the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China; U.S. relations with the Republic of China: (Documents 1-461)
      • I. January–December 1952: Review of U.S. policy with regard to Taiwan and assistance to Chinese Nationalist forces; diplomatic efforts on behalf of U.S. nationals imprisoned in China; U.S. efforts to tighten multilateral restrictions on trade with the People’s Republic of China (Documents 1-64)
    • Errata

    Persons

    Acheson, Dean G.

    Abbreviations & Terms

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