Tsiang, Tingfu (Jiang Tingfu) 1895 - 1965

In this conversation Molotov reads out to Mao the part of Acheson's Jan. 12 statement about the Soviet take-over of Manchuria, Mongolia and Xinjiang. Molotov proposes that the Chinese Foreign Ministry issues a refutation. Mao suggests that Xinhua should do that, but Molotov disagrees, and Mao promises that the Foreign Ministry will issue a statement. Mao, for his part, mentions several US probes to establish relations with Communist China, but notes that his policy is to keep the Americans at arms' length, and, in fact, to force them to leave China altogether. Towards the end Molotov and Mao discuss China's representation at the UN (Molotov asks that China appoint a representative, something that Mao appears reluctant to do), and China's representation at the Allied Control Council for Japan.

Mao Zedong updates Zhou Enlai on the Sino-Soviet negotiations and Sino-Soviet cooperation at the United Nations.

This telegram highlights improving morale on Formosa driven by increased US military and economic support and Communist purges on the mainland, which deepened anti-Communist sentiment.

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Kiselev's mistakes during the discussion of Korean issue is reported.

The document outlines a US policy discussion on Formosa (Taiwan), emphasizing concerns over transferring the island to Communist China without considering the wishes of its population or the strategic implications. Also included is a memorandum of conversation between Tingfu Tsiang and John Foster Dulles, dated October 27, 1950.

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