Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Far East: China, Volume VII

893.91/9–3047: Telegram

The Consul General at Shanghai (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, September 30, 1947—1 p.m.
[Received September 29—11:46 p.m.]

2316. USIS⁷⁶ Chinese news editor states that Tso Shi-sen, Vice Minister of Information for the Kuomintang, instructed Kuomintang-controlled newspapers in Shanghai not to publish any criticism which American officials or the American press levelled against Soviet Union unless absolutely necessary, in which case news should be played down using only short items under inconspicuous headlines. Instruction was sent to all Kuomintang publishers and editors.

Sent Nanking 1624; repeated Department 2316.

Davis

76. United States Information Service.