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AND ADMINISTRATION IN MANCHURIA.
ON THEIR ACTIONS, HOWEVER, THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES
APPEARED TO HAVE WHOLLY IGNORED THE LETTER AND SPIRIT
OF THE RECENT TREATIES, AND INDEED SOUGHT AT EVERY TURN
TO THWART THE EFFORTS OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN THE
EXECUTION OF THESE TREATIES. THEY OBJECTED AT FIRST TO
THE LANDING OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FORCES AT DAIREN
ON THE UNTENABLE PRETEXT THAT IT WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE
DECLARATION THAT DAIREN IS A FREE PORT. THEY PREVENTED
THE PROJECTED LANDING AT THE PORTS OF HULUTAO AND YINGKOW
BY PERMITTING THE FREE PENETRATION OF COMMUNIST FORCES INTO
THOSE AREAS. FINALLY EVER SINCE OCTOBER 12 COMMUNIST TROOPS
WERE OPENLY ADMITTED INTO THE CITY OF CHANGCHUN, THE SEAT
OF THE SOVIET COMMAND, AS WELL AS THE headQuarters OF THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL RECENTLY ASSIGNED THERE TO
REESTABLISH CHINESE ADMINISTRATION IN MANCHURIA.
ARCHIVES NATIONAL AND
RECORDS SERVICE' 7
UNDER THESE CIRCULISTANCES THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS
NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO WITHDRAW, PENDING FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS,
ALL ITS OFFICIALS FROM CHANGCHUN TO SHANHAIKWAN ON THE
BORDER OF MANCHURIA, AND THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN
ACCORDINGLY NOTIFIED OF THE WITHDRAWAL. SINCE NOVEMBER 17
MOST OF THE OFFICIALS IN CHANGCHUN TOTAL ABOUT HUNDRED HAVE
BEGUN EVACUATION. AS THE PRESENT SITUATION IN MANCHURIA IS
FRAUGHT WITH GRAVE POSSIBILITIES, I FEEL I'T DUTY BOUND TO
KEEP YOUR EXCELLENCY INFORMED OF ALL DEVELOPMENTS so THAT
COORDINATED POLICY AND ACTION MAY BE CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED
BY THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA FOR THE REVENTION OF FUR-
THER DETERIORATION IN THE SITUATION. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
IS AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SOVIET COOPERATION IN THE
MAINTENANCE OF FAR EASTERN PEACE, AND IS CONTINUING NEGOTIA-
TION WITH THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT IN THE HOPE OF ARRIVING AT A
SOLUTION. IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD VALUE MOST HIGHLY, AND
HOLD
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