711.93/11–647: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received 2:06 p.m.]
2200. Following message for the Secretary was handed to Ambassador by Foreign Minister November 6 with the request for telegraphic transmission:
“Dear General Marshall: Regarding matters discussed between us, a small and urgent portion of our requirements have already been given to our Embassy in Washington since my return to Nanking a week ago for transmission to State Department, and Dr. Stuart has been kept informed. The Generalissimo and Premier Chang Chun appreciate your continued concern and effort in regard to the situation in China.
At this moment you are no doubt preoccupied with problems of the Marshall Plan.96 I did not broach the subject in our conversation as China was not included in this connection among nations invited to submit a plan. You will recall however our proposed plan handed to you on May 2797 through Ambassador Koo, which was intended for consideration by Congress, as soon as you would find it opportune to present it. The aforesaid plan still represents our position and the minimum requirements which will prevent China from an imminent economic collapse and help her move towards stability.
Concerning the peace conference for Japan, I am contemplating a further and formal approach as soon as the present session of the United Nations Assembly is over to the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom as well as your government by requesting them [to] reconsider [Page 916] China’s proposal as I stated to you. Unless you personally feel that further consultation between our two governments is necessary, I will proceed accordingly. Wang Shih-chieh.”
- European Recovery Program (ERP). For a statement by the Secretary of State on November 10, explaining the program, see Department of State Bulletin, November 23, 1947, pp. 967–972; for documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1947, vol. iii, pp. 197 ff.↩
- See memorandum of May 27 from the Chinese Embassy, p. 1126.↩