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Digest of Yenan Broadcast Monitored by the Federal Communications Commission
Hurley Statement Not Based on Facts
Yenan broadcasts in Mandarin: “Yenan, Nov. 16, Hsin Hwa News Agency—According to a special wire by the Central News Agency from New York on Nov. 14: American Ambassador to China, Hurley, made a statement in New Mexico stating that the armed units of the Communists attempted to set up an independent government or to overthrow the Government of the Republic of China.
“The Hsin Hwa News Agency is ordered to launch a stern protest against the libelous statement made by Mr. Hurley. That statement was absolutely unfounded and there are no facts to confirm it. We also believe that Mr. Hurley, who is holding an important position as Ambassador, has his etiquette towards the people of the country where he is stationed. The democratic people in the U. S. will be entirely justified in asking for his dismissal.” (Yenan, in Mandarin to China, Nov. 17, 1945, 5:35 a.m. EST)