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        "Stuart, John Leighton, 1876-1962",
        "Li, Zongren, 1891-1969",
        "Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975",
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    "ocrText": "ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO\nTHE SECRETARY OF STATE\nWASHINGTON 25, D. C:\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nWASHINGTON\nJanuary 5, 1949\nThe I\nSUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS\nPALESTINE\nThe Egyptians have indicated that they are ready to enter\ninto negotiations with Israel on all outstanding questions\nprovided Israel obeys the Security Council cease-fire order by 2 p.m.\ntoday, according to word received by Acting UN Mediator Bunche in New\nYork. Bunche considers this a bona fide offer and strongly believes\nthat Israel should grab at this opportunity if it desires a peaceful\nsolution of the Palestine issue. He has requested his representative in\nTel Aviv to press this matter and has urged that we find opportunities\nto impress upon Israel the importance of accepting this Egyptian offer.\nHe considers that Transjordan could be included in any negotiations\nwhich materialize.\nThe British Foreign Office believes that King Abdullah of\nTransjordan should attempt to avoid concluding any final agreement with\nIsrael until after the UN Conciliation Commission arrives in Palestine,\nand it has so informed Abdullah. The UK has also suggested that there\nwould be great advantages in having Transjordan and Egypt reconcile their\ndifferences and work together on a Palestine settlement, and it has indi-\ncated what it considers appropriate geographic limits for a settlement.\nThe British have also stated to our Embassy in London, however, that\nAbdullah is entirely free to act as he thinks best and is under no UK\nrestraints.\nCHINA\nAmbassador Stuart reports further information to the effect\nthat as late as January 3 Chiang Kai-shek intended to resign,\nleaving Vice President Li Tsung-jen to act for him while he was in retire-\nment. According to this most recent information, Chiang intended to re-\nmain in Fenghua if possible or to retire to Taiwan, moving the Navy and\nAir Force to that location together with movable government assets. In\ncase the Communists proved intractable in negotiations with Li, Chiang\nwould then return to the mainland and carry on the present struggle.\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402\nState Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979\nBy NLT HC\nNARS, Date 11-13-20"
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