Department of State Incoming Telegram from O. Edmund Clubb to the Secretary of State

china 1 INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH 503 D-K por SECRET N Action: FE Info : SS Control 121,8 G DCR Rec'd June 3, 1949 4:21 a.m. FROM: Peiping TO: Secretary of State the AND NO: 928, June 2, 6 p.m. RECONTEL 917, June 1. In abaence definitive information, two alternative explanations available in logic for Chou En-lai demarche: (1) -Chou and his group may be seriously at odds with so-called radical wing and may be straining toward Titoism, or (2) Chou took action with full knowledge and accord party apparatue with political design which perhaps even would have approval USSR. My belief in possibility development China Titoium has been expressed before. Events Manchuria where there are new reporte of Soviet troop movements (being reported today by ASTAMILAT) may have placed new strains on Communist credulity and camaraderim, Fresent move could reflect divergence opinion in high Communist councils greater than heretofore suspected by observers, when it would Bhow Chou's fear of possibility party split near future and of possible purge alements non-sympathetic to Soviet line (Dairen's 160, May 27 to Department). Chou controls no troops and unless his views have support important military elements he and other potential Titos would assuredly lose out in any attempt palace coup. My owia estimate of situation from data at hand is that it would be premature accept development Titoism this juncture before party rank and file have really appreciated gravity their economic and political predicament DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (R) Depr. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 FOR BECKAT Bax NILL , NARS Date]-20-6 INFORMATION COPY