Telegram from John Leighton Stuart to Secrertary of State George C. Marshall

INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH 5-X A Action: FE Info: SS THUMAN Control 5190 c ARCHIVES AND EUR 'NATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS Rec'd November 16, 1948 UNA : serings 1:07 a.m. EURX DCR LOG FROM: Nanking TO: Secretary of State NO: 2221, November 15, 6 p.m. In recent conversations with Generalissimo it has developed that he is seriously considering desirability of referring problem of Chinese civil war to UN as constituting threat to world peace. I also have reason to believe that T. v. Soong is urging this course upon him. Chiang is motivated, I believe, by the difficulty National Government has had in identifying in public mind Communist rebellion with foreign aggression. The apathy of Chinese generally toward exten- - sion Communist domination is explained to large degree by their considering Red forces as Chinese and not as agents of foreign power. Reference of question to UN he thinks might force USSR to take position clearly identifying it with Chinese Communists. If UN were to consider Chinese problem effort would probably be made to bring about cessation of hostilities and thus freeze his presently deteriorating military positions and give him breathing spell. Since continuation of present trend of military events presages Communist domination of all China, he finds little to be lost at this stage by bringing Soviet Union through UN openly onto China scene. I can see objections to such course such as (1) extensive American assistance to Nationalist Government, including military aid, could be used by USSR as new basis for attack on US in UN council in now familiar pattern; (2) Soviets might consider time propitious to identify them- selves with "new democratic forces struggling liberate China from DEC' ISSIF'ED SECRET E. O. 116.2, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, 7-15-75 974 By NLT- Hi NARS Date 9.13.76 INFORMATION COPY