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    "ocrText": "THEMAN\n'NATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nOFFICE\nTOP SECRET\nSERVICE*\n(5) The U. S. Government desires to assist China in\nthe development of an effective Army and Navy, so limited\nin size as not to become an undue burden on the Chinese\neconomy, and to this end maintains advisory missions.\nThis assistance, however, will not extend to direct par-\nticipation in the Chinese civil war.\nb. On 9 June 1947 the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed\nthe following views:\n\"It is the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that,\nfrom the military point of view, carefully planned, se-\nlective and well-supervised assistance to the National\nGovernment, under conditions which will assure that this\nassistance will not be misused, will definitely contrib-\nute to United States security interests. Such assistance\nshould facilitate the military development which appears\nessential for the unification and stabilization of China.\nIt should enable China more effectively to resist Soviet\nexpansionist efforts in the Far East and will thus con-\ntribute to the military security of the United States.\nIn addition, it should be a stabilizing factor through-\nout the Far East. A firm United States position in this\nregard, as in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world,\nwould serve the cause of peace as well as the other aims\nof the United Nations.\"\nC. On 31 March 1948 the Joint Chiefs of Staff reaffirmed\nthese views in the following language :\n\"\nthe situation in Greece emphasizes that economic aid\nhas little value unless and until internal conditions of\nlaw and order are established to the degree that the eco-\nnomic aid will serve the purpose for which intended.\nit\nwould be unwise to extend economic aid to China without\nthe military assistance which will provide the National\nGovernment some means with which to improve the present\nsituation of internal armed conflict. the Joint Chief's\nof Staff perceive no objection to the view that the\nNSC 22\n- 2 -\nTOP SECRET"
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