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considerations desire a weak and possibly disunited China in the
post-war period. The British are undoubtedly less optimistic-more
cynical-than we are regarding the future of China but neither the
British Government nor the British people will derive benefit from an
unstable China in the post-war period.
Some apprehension has been voiced lest the Russians may utilize
the Chinese Communists to establish an independent or autonomous
area in north China and Manchuria. There is nothing in Russia's
present attitude as officially disclosed to us to substantiate those fears.
But if Russia comes into the war in the Far East, or if an open break
between the Kuomintang and the Communists occurs, Russia may be
strongly tempted to abandon its policy declared in 1924 of non-inter-
ference in China's internal affairs.
It is our task to bring about British and Russian support of our
objective of a united China which will cooperate with them as well as
with us. The British attitude is characterized by skepticism and is
influenced by a residue of nineteenth century thinking. We hope
that the British, given a clear knowledge of our objective and assurance
that we mean to work consistently and energetically for that objective,
will support our efforts. The Russians primarily want a China
friendly to them. We should give Russia definite assurance that we
too desire and are working for a united China friendly to all its
neighbors.
Our policy toward China is not based on sentiment. It is based
on an enlightened national self-interest motivated by considerations
of international security and well-being. Unless the United Kingdom
and the U. S. S. R. are in substantial agreement with us it is doubtful
whether we can accomplish the objective of our polieies.
Executive Secretariat Files
Briefing Book Paper
OUTLINE OF SHORT-RANGE OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE UNITED
STATES WITH RESPECT TO CHINA
The principal and immediate objectives of the United States
Government are to keep China in the war against Japan and to
mobilize China's full military and economic strength in the vigorous
prosecution of the war. To accomplish these objectives the United
States Government has undertaken the following measures:
(a) Direct Military Assistance to China and the Chinese Armed Forces
We are keeping China in the war by supplying war materials to
the Chinese armed forces, by maintaining an effective air force in
China and an American expeditionary force based in India but
operating in northern Burma with the participation of Chinese units,
and by flying into China a substantial quantity of munitions and
war materials. It is this Government's policy to encourage and to
assist, in so far as transportation of supplies pérmits, effective parti-
cipation by Chinese armies in the war against Japan. To this end
we are also engaged in training numbers of Chinese troops.
(b) Promotion of Effective Sino-American Military Cooperation
Sino-American military cooperation has been strengthened since
the appointment of General Wedemeyer as commander of the China
area and we hope that it will become increasingly effective. There
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