893.00/10–3145: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Robertson) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 31—11 a.m.]
1899. Wang Ping-nan, Communist, called at Embassy October 30. He said “news is very bad”. He said Dr. K. C. Wu’s statement of October 27 (Embtel 1884, October 29) was for foreign consumption: meanwhile Kuomintang in collaboration with puppets and Japs are busily engaged in eliminating Communists. He said Kmt (Kuomintang) had managed to have U. S. arm and equip many Kmt (Kuomintang) divisions; now that Japs are disarmed these divisions are being turned against Communists.
He turned aside question regarding situation in Manchuria but later said there were a few Eighth Route Army personnel there; chiefly, he said, common people had risen up.
With regard to Russia’s attitude he expressed opinion Russia would not intervene in China’s internal conflicts as they would prefer to let China settle its own problems unless U. S. gives active support to Kmt (Kuomintang) in which case Russia might find it necessary to take some action.
His general line as in some previous talks seems to be to place on U. S. responsibility for recurrence of civil strife in China.
He thought present conversations might be continued pro forma but appeared to have no hope that anything further would be accomplished.