ON CHINA'S SENDING REPRESENTATIVES
TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND
SOME OTHER MATTERS*
(January 13, 1950)
(1) I agree to your telegram of January 13 on implementing the order on
requisition of foreign military barracks and getting prepared for the United
States to withdraw all its old consulates in China.
(2) I agree to the Shanghai Military Control Commission's directly taking
over or requisitioning the materiel left in Shanghai by the U.S. Economic
Cooperation Administration.®^
(3) On the question of taking over the assets in Hong Kong left by the
bogus regime, please decide on measures proposed by the Foreign Ministry and
the Central Financial and Economic Committee.®® I do not have specific views
on this matter.
(4) Vishinsky®' came for discussion this evening and suggested that China
cable the United Nations about sending her own representatives to the U.N.
to replace the Kuomintang representatives. In view of the fact that there is
now intense struggle in the Security Council over the question of Kuomintang
representation, with the Soviet Union supporting our statement for expelling
the Kuomintang representative and the majority of countries including the
U.S. and Britain against expulsion, a further expression of China's attitude is
necessary, but another telegram could be dispatched a week later. I expressed
agreement with his suggestion. The Central Committee please consider who
should head the Chinese delegation to the U.N., and let me know by telegram;
a decision will be taken after consultation with Enlai upon his arrival here.
(From the original manuscript)
* This is the main part of a telegram to Liu Shaoqi from Mao Zedong who was on visit
in the Soviet Union.