Evening star., 1955-03-17
TextuaI HehIehts From State Department File on Yat;

the fall Of Manila the war In the
Pacific was entering into q
new phase and that we hoped
to establish bases on the Bon
ins and on the islands near
Formosa. He said the time had
come to make plans for addi-
tional bombing Of Japan. He
hoped that it would not be nee
essary actually to invade the
japanese islands and would do
so only II absolutely necessary.
The Japanese had 4 million men
In their army and he hoped by
intensive bombing to be able to
destroy Japan and its army and
thus save American lives.
Marshal Stain said he did not
object to the United States hav-
ing bases at Komsomolsk or at
Nikolaevsk.
Far East: Russian Desires.
Following the discussion of
certain military questions in
volved In the Far East, Marshal
Stain said that he would like
to discuss the political condi-
tions under which the USSR
would enter the war against
The President said he felt that
there would be no difficulty
whatsoever In regard to the
southern half Of Sakhalin and
the Kurile Islands going to
Russia at the end Of the war
He said that in regard to a warm
water port in the Far East for
the Soviet Union, the Marshal
recalled that they had discussed
that point at Teheran. He added
that he had then suggested that
the Soviet Union be given the
use Of q warm water port at the
end OF the South Manchuriar
railroad, at possibly Dairen. He
went on to say that there are
two methods for the Russians
to obtain the use Of this port;
(D Outright leasing from the
Chinese; (2) Making Dairen q
free port under some form OF
international commission. He
said he preferred the latter
method.
The President said he hoped
the British would give back the
sovereignty of Hong Kong to
China and that it would then
become an internationalized free
port. He said he knew Mr..
Churchill would have strong OBJ
jections to this suggestion.
Marshall Stain said there was
another question and that in
volved the use by the Russians
of the Manchurian railways. He
said the Cars had use Of the line
running from Manchouli to Har-
bin and from there to Dairen
and Port Arthur, as well as the
line from Harbin running east
to Nikolsk- -Ussurisk connecting
there with the Kabarovsk to
Vladivostok line.
The President said that again
although he had not talked with
Marshal Chang Kai-shek on the
subject. there were again two
methods of bringing this about:
I'D To lease under diss-ss soviet
operation; (2) Under a commits
sion composed of one Chinese
and one Russian.
Marshal Stain said that it is
clear that If these conditions are
not met it would be difficult for
him and Molotov to explain to
the Soviet people why Russia was
entering the war against Japan.
They understood clearly the war
against Germany which had
threatened the very existence
of the Soviet Union, but they
would not understand why Rus
sia would enter a war against a
country with which they had no
great trouble. He said, however,
If these political conditions were
met. the people would under
stand the national interest in
volved and it would be very much
easier to explain the decision to
the Supreme Soviet.
The President replied that he
had not had an opportunity to
talk to Marshal Chang Kali
shek and he felt that one of the
difficulties in speaking to the
Chinese was that anything said
to them was known to the whole
world in "a hours.
Marshal Stain agreed and
said he did not think it was
necessary yet to speak to the
Chinese and that he could guar
antee the security of the Su-
preme Soviet.
Marshal Stain went on to say
that in regard to the Chinese,
T. v. Soong was expected to
come to Moscow at the end Of
April. and he said that when it
was possible to free a number
Of Soviet troops in the West and
move Is divisions to the Far
East he thought it would be
possible to speak to Marshal
Chang Kai-shek about these
matters.
Marshal Stain said that in
regard to the question of a
warm water port the Russians