Letter from V. K. Wellington Koo to President Harry S. Truman, with Related Material
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09.
CHINESE EMBASSY
WASHINGTON
November 9, 1948
No. 212
Dear Mr. President:
I have the honor to transmit to you the following
message, which I have just received from President Chiang
Kai-shek:
"I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of
Your Excellency's reply dated October 16, 1948, for
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which I am deeply grateful.
RECORDS
SERVICE'*
The Communist forces in Central China are now
within striking distance of Shanghai and Nanking.
If we fail to stem the tide, China may be lost to the
cause of democracy. I am therefore compelled to send
to Your Excellency again a direct and urgent appeal.
The general deterioration of the military situa-
tion in China may be attributed to a number of factors.
But the most fundamental is the non-observance by the
Soviet Government of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship
and Alliance, which, as Your Excellency will doubtless
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recall, the Chinese Government signed as a result of
the well-intentioned advice from the United States
Government. I need hardly point out that, but for
persistent Soviet aid, the Chinese Communists would
not have been able to occupy Manchuria and develop into
such a menace.
As a co-defender of democracy against the onrush
and infiltration of Communism throughout the world,
I appeal to you for speedy and increased military assis-
tance and for a firm statement of American policy in
support of the cause for which my Government is fighting.
Such a statement would serve to bolster up the morale
of the armed forces and the civilian population and
would strengthen the Government's position in the
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