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OCR Page 1 of 7ECA-PAO
8.48
CABLEGRAM
ECONOMIC COOPERATION ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
6
ALCRET
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Action: ECA
Info:
CORRECTED PAGES 1 & 2
UFAA
for OF CHINESE =
11/28/48 11 p.m.
CORRECTIONS UNDERSCORED
FROM: Shanghai
NOV 29 1948
Control 9166
OF
TIME
TO:
ECA Administrator
Rec''d November 27, 1948
4:14 a.m.
NO:
TOECA 499, November 26, 6 p.m.
Supplementing TOECA 452.
Because possibility consideration may be given dis. -
continuing procurement and shipment commodities particularly
food to areas now aided by ECA and to extent that
Nationalist Govt loses control of such areas we make
following comments. Emphasize our evaluations based
from point of view our front-line operations China.
'MATIONAL
ARCHIVES AND
Questions relating industrial reconstruetion replace.
RECORDS
ment program involve somewhat different issues than
SERVICE"
commodity program and will be commented on later in
separate cable.
1. One cannot fail to be impressed with general ef-
fectiveness of Communist propaganda line to effect
that aims of US in China are purely imperialistic,
and that US has no real interest in welfare of Chinese
people. This line is especially effective in country
whose people quite naturally desperately weary of war.
With many literate non-Communist Chinese, US aid has
become increasingly blamed as enabling govt, which has
lost confidence of majority its people, to continue
civil war which has become increasingly unpopular with
each Communist victory.
2. Political interpretation to us by Embassy members
suggests it unlikely that Govt of China will change
hands through constitutional processes. To our know-
ledge there is little evidence President will voluntarily
accept Communist terms for reorganization govt along
lines inclusive his resignation and construction of
Cabinet with Communist nembers. Nor does it seem
probable that there will be coup d'etat by influential
members present govt, which would overthrow Generalissimo
DECLASSIFIED
and bring
E. O. 11652, Sec. (I) and S(D) or
Depr. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1928
By NLT- H , NARS Dalle 7-20-76
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