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United States- China Relations 1940-1949 Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files UNITED STATES- CHINA RELATIONS 1940-1949 Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files UNITED STATES- CHINA RELATIONS 1940-1949 Edited by Paul Kesaris Guide compiled by Robert Lester A microfilm project of UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC. 44 North Market Street • Frederick, MD 21701 Copyright © 1985 by University Publications of America, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-89093-713-3. NOTE ON SOURCES The documents in this collection are from Record Group #59, Records of the Department of State, Central Files: China. The decimal numbers microfilmed include 711.93-711.935. The documents in this collection can be found at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. EDITORIAL NOTE University Publications of America has microfilmed these files in their totality. Only duplicate copies of documents have been excluded from this micropublication. TABLE OF CONTENTS Reel Index Reels 1-2 1940-1944 1 Reels 3-7 1945-1949 2 Subject Index 7 Frame File Subject REEL INDEX Reell 1940-1944 711.93 U.S.-China Bilateral Relations; Treaties 0001 1940 0076 1941 0307 1942 0407 1943 0513 1944 711.93114A Political Relations: War; Peace; Friends Prisoners of War 0625 1943 0717 1944 Reel 2 1940-1944 cont. 711.93114A Political Relations: War; Peace; Friendship; Alliance•U.S. Prisoners of War cont. 0001 1944 cont. 711.93114A/IRC Political Relations: War; Peace; Friendship; Alliance•U.S. Prisoners of War: International Red Cross Activities 0094 1943 0133 1944 711.93114A/Usts Political Relations: War; Peace; Friendship; Prisoners of War: Lists 0243 1943 0255 1944 711.9312 Political Relations: Arbitration; Conciliation 0268 1940 711.932 Commerce and Navigation 0271 1940 0274 1941 Frame File Subject 711.9321 Commerce and Navigation: Consular Functions 0480 1941 0484 1944 711.933 Extraterritoriality 0596 1940 0600 1941 0604 1942 711.935 Immigration 0673 1940 Reel3 1945-1949 711.93 U.S.-China Bilateral Relations; Treaties 0001 January 1945 0049 February 1945 0055 March 1945 0057 April 1945 0090 May 1945 0100 June 1945 0118 August 1945 0125 September 1945 0130 October 1945 0187 November 1945 0311 December 1945 0565 January 1946 0630 February 1946 0635 March 1946 0638 April 1946 0651 May 1946 0676 June 1946 0686 - July 1946 0707 August 1946 0747 September 1946 0773 October 1946 0822 , November 1946 0843 December 1946 Reel 4 í945-í949conf. 711.93 U.S.-China Bilateral Relations; Treaties cont. 0001 January 1947 Frame File Subject 711.93 U.S.-China Bilateral Relations; Treaties cont 0043 February 1947 0124 March 1947 0201 April 1947 0239 May 1947 0257 June 1947 0271 July 1947 0302 August 1947 0319 September 1947 0355 October 1947 0399 November 1947 0419 December 1947 0483 January 1948 0526 February 1948 0541 March 1948 0548 April 1948 0567 May 1948 0573 June 1948 0580 July 1948 0588 August 1948 0613 September 1948 0665 October 1948 0667 November 1948 0677 December 1948 0693 January 1949 0755 February 1949 0798 March 1949 Reel 5 1945-1949 cont. 711.93 U.S.-China Bilateral Relations; Treaties cont. 0001 April 1949 0079 May 1949 0126 June 1949 0174 July 1949 0264 August 1949 0333 September 1949 0398 October 1948•American Policy towards China Discussions 0647 November 1949 0721 December 1949 Frame File Subject Reel 6 1945-1949 cont. 711.93T U.S.-Tibetan Bilateral Relations 0001 December 1946 0012 January 1947 0056 July 1949 711.93112 Political Relations: War; Peace; Friendship; Alliance•Neutral Commerce 0057 August 1949 0059 November 1949 711.93114A Political Relations: War; Peace; Friendship; Alliance•U.S. Prisoners of War 0062 January 1945 0070 February 1945 0094 March 1945 0100 April 1945 0167 May 1945 0188 June 1945 0195 July 1945 0277 August 1945 0317 September 1945 0329 October 1945 0331 November 1945 0332 January 1946 0339 April 1946 0342 July 1946 0343 November 1946 711.93114A/IRC Political Relations: War; Peace; Friendship; Alliance•U.S. Prisoners of War: International Red Cross Activities 0349 January 1945 0358 February 1945 0364 March 1945 0374 May 1945 0382 June 1945 0386 July 1945 0389 August 1945 711.932 Commerce and Navigation 0391 January 1945 0455 February 1945 0519 March 1945 0539 April 1945 0542 May 1945 0568 June 1945 Frame File Sub 711.932 Commerce and Navigation cont. 0570 July 1945 0572 August 1945 0592 September 1945 0594 October 1945 0617 November 1945 0623 December 1945 0625 January 1946 0650 February 1946 0711 March 1946 0814 April 1946 0831 May 1946 0844 June 1946 0867 July 1946 0890 August 1946 Reel 7 1945-1949 cont 711.932 Commerce and Navigation cont. 0001 August 1946 cont. 0014 September 1946 0026 October 1946 0070 November 1946 0133 December 1946 0315 January 1947 0385 February 1947 0397 March 1947 0418 April 1947 0427 October 1947 0429 December 1947 0433 March 1948 0489 April 1948 0516 May 1948 0591 June 1948 0612 July 1948 0633 August 1948 0637 September 1948 0649 October 1948 0657 November 1948 0668 December 1948 0694 March 1949 Frame File Subject 711.9321 Commerce and Navigation: Consular Functions 0696 March 1945 0697 October 1947 0699 February 1948 0703 April 1948 711.9327 Commerce and Navigation: Aviation 0705 August 1946 0714 September 1946 0738 October 1946 0753 November 1946 0769 December 1946 0840 January 1947 0853 February 1947 0856 March 1947 0867 April 1947 0870 May 1947 0874 June 1947 0875 October 1947 0882 November 1947 0889 December 1947 0897 January 1948 0909 February 1948 0916 March 1948 0928 April 1948 0945 May 1948 0946 June 1948 0949 July 1948 0956 October 1948 711.933 Extraterritoriality 0958 March 1948 0969 May 1948 SUBJECT INDEX Arbitration; conciliation Extraterritoriality political relations 2: 0268 2: 0596-0604; 7: 0958-0969 Aviation Immigration commerce and navigation 7: 0705- 2: 0673 0956 Political relations Bilateral relations; treaties arbitration; conciliation 2: 0268 1940-1944 1: 0001-0519 neutral commerce 6: 0057-0059 1945-1949 3: 0001-0843; 4: 0001-0798; U.S. prisoners of war 1: 0625-0717; 5: 0001-0721 2: 0001-0255;6: 0062-0389 Tibet 6: 0001-0056 Prisoners of war, U.S. Commerce and navigation general 1: 0625-0717; 2: 0001; aviation 7: 0705-0956 6: 0062-0343 consular functions 2: 0480-0484; lists 2: 0243-0255 7: 0696-0703 Red Cross, International 2: 0094-0133; general 2: 0271-0274; 6: 0391-0890; 6: 0349-0386 7: 0001-0694 Red Cross, International Consular functions prisoners of war, U.S. 2: 0094-0133; commerce and navigation 2: 0480- 6: 0349-0386 0484;7: 0696-0703 UPA .
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