893.01/850: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 5—10:04 a.m.]
609. In the course of informal conversation with Minister for Foreign Affairs yesterday, latter informed me that Soviet Government had informed Chinese Government [that it was?] unnecessary for Soviet Government to make a new announcement of policy at this time; that Government had already declared officially that it did not intend to extend recognition to “puppet” regime at Nanking. [Page 458] He also stated that Germany, offended at retention of anti-Communist provision of Wang-Japanese treaty, was withholding action and that Italy was waiting at the instigation of Germany.
Sent to the Department.
Repeated to Peiping, Shanghai. Latter air mail to Tokyo.