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E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 3(D) or
H-120
DOCUMENT Q
Dept. of State letter, Atg. 9, 1973
Bas HL NARS Date 7-20-76
EXTRACT ,
Memorandum of Conversation
between Secretary Byrnes and Generalissimo Stalin,
December 23, 1945, 5 p.m,
5. NORTH CHINA
THE SECRETARY said he had talked at considerable
length with Mr. Molotov concerning our troops in North
China, but he felt that it was still not clear to the
Soviet Government.
STALIN inquired why the United States did not
wish to remove their troops from North China.
THE SECRETARY replied that on the contrary, we
would like to have them leave tomorrow if possible
but that for the reasons he had explained to Mr. Molotov
we had certain obligations and there were also certain
circumstances which made that difficult.
STALIN replied that the Soviet Government would
have no objection if the United States wished to leave
its troops, but they would merely like to be told
about it.
THE SECRETARY said he recalled at Potsdam the
Generalissimo had expressed his opinion to the press
and to himself that Chiang Kai Shek's was the only pos-
sible Government in China, that the Communists were
not real Communist, and that the United States had
been supporting Chiang Kai Shek in accordance with
what he urderstood was the ragreed policy of both coun-
tries.
STALIN said that they had a treaty to that effect
with Chiang Kai Shek's Government.
THE SECRETARY explained the situation in North
China and the difficulties caused by the weakness of
the National Government forces and the presence of
large numbers of armed Communists surrounding the area
where the still armed Japanese forces remained. He
explained that General Marshall was going to attempt
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