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

Please return To FE Rm 3003 INCOMING TELEGRAM WWB DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH 5-N SECRUA 122 N Action: FE Info: OFFICE OF Contrbi 9473 SS FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS C on Rec'd December 29, 1948 EUR DEC 3 0 1948 10:02 p.m. EURK DCR DIRECTOR FROM: Nanking DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO: Secretary of State ARCHIVES AND MATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS NO: 2651, December 29, 5 p.m. : PRIORITY I believe 1t only fair to report that my views of future aid policy toward China as expressed in my TOP SECRET tele- gram 2598 of December 21 are not shared by senior members of my staff. A differing view which they hold with sin - cere conviction may be expressed as follows. Given present military position, any coalition government which might be formed, would inevitably be dominated by Communists. Even apart from our experience in Europe with Communists or Communist-dominated coalition governments, there is evidence to support belief that Chinese Communists are not basically different from Communists in any other country. Such evidence includes Mao Tse-tung's readiness in 1943 to give allied invasion of Europe priority over Pacific war: recent CCP pronouncements of unity with USSR and hostility toward US made by Mao Tse-tung and Liu Shao- eni (REEMBTEL 2273 November 21 and Embassy's airgram 293 December 6) ; and most recently, CCP blockade communica- tions of American, British and French Consuls General in Mukden. Accordingly it would seem reasonable assumption that a Communist -dominated government in China would be hostile to US interests and in consequence should not be assisted by American moral or material support. On contrary, US policy should be adoption corrected non-benevolent atti- tude. This attitude would not prevent our moral encourage aent to truly democratic elements and resistance leaders DECLASSIFIED in China, E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, 2-15-25 year By NLT HC NARS Date 9-13-76 INFORMATION COPY