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...official record the new, clear policy which Lieut. General Albert C. Wedemeyer, U.S. commander in China, has wanted, and which Special Envoy George Marshall had helped frame (TIME, Dec. 10). Two major points were made even more explicit: 1) U.S. forces will remain in China to help Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Government take over control of North China and Manchuria from the Japanese-but not to intervene in China's internal strife; 2) after an end of the civil war, unification should be arranged by a national conference of all major Chinese political elements. Implied, but none...
London thought that Moscow would drive hard for a Japan Control Council on the German one-power veto model. When Ambassador Harriman saw Stalin at his Sochi resort, the Generalissimo brushed off the Balkans and the bomb to concentrate on the Far East. The U.S. would scarcely give in to the Russian proposals on Japan, but the delegation that left this week was determined to try all paths to agreement...
...Harbin. There was other good news from Manchuria for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Government. The Nationalist Army organ Ho Ping Pao reported that the Russians had granted permission for Chiang's forces to occupy I) Changchun, Manchuria's capital, 2) Harbin, Northern Manchuria's rail hub, and 3) Dairen, Manchuria's most important harbor, where the Russians have trade rights. With these three cities, plus the Mukden arsenal and metropolis, the National Government would hold the keys to Manchuria's transport and industry...
Assurances. The Generalissimo had solid reason for this firm attitude toward the Chinese Communist rebellion. His armies pushed steadily into Manchuria against light Communist opposition. Even more spectacular was a double triumph for the Generalissimo's diplomacy. From Washington came assurances of U.S. cooperation in his Government's drive for internal order and security. From Moscow came assurances of Russian cooperation in his Government's return to Manchuria...
...Chungking, Chang Kia-ngau, close adviser to the Generalissimo and his chief economic expert at the Changchun negotiations, announced: "The taking over of the Northeast will proceed smoothly. Russian authorities have expressed their willingness to extend help...