Evening star., 1962-03-21
PapersSecret
Since '43 lab
AtChianq Role
By the Associated Press

DocuInenLS Volclng criticism
OF the war effort Of Nationalist
Chinese President Chang Kai-
shek are among the long-secret
China papers of 1943 released
by the State Department.
The 90l-page collection also
includes a l943 report to Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt by
Maj. Gen. Patrick j. Hurley,
who had gone on a special mis-
sion to China where he talked
with Chang and United States
and Chinese military leaders.
Officials said publication of
the World War II papers was
held up for at least five years
because their release might
prove offensive to Chang, now
on Formosa.
Timing Questioned
Although there was no i'm
mediate official comment from
Formosa on the papers. made
public last night. some Chinese
Nationalist questioned the wis
dom Of the publication.
Prominent Chinese newsmen
In Taipei said they thought it
unwise to release the papers at
a time when Chinese Nation
alists are talking of q come
back against Communist China.
The Nationalist Chinese For
eign Office said it would re-
serve comment until the full
text Of the papers is studied.
United States Ambassador
Everett F. Drumright has re-
signed and returned home from
Formosa for undisclosed rea-
sons, but presumably due to
opposition to release Of the
papers.
Priorities Described
Gen. Hurley's report said
that on the whole, Chang and
the Chinese people favored
democracy and would follow
Mr.. Roosevelt's leadership. But,
he said, the Chinese central
government gave Importance
to conserving its strength for
maintenance Of its postwar
internal supremacy as against
the more immediate objective
Of defeating Japan"
Gen. Hurley was mentioned
during hearings of the late
Senator Mccarthy, Republican
Of Wisconsin, when it was
charged that the State De-
partment and some of its rep
resentatives in China during
World War II had been re-
sponsible for withholding aid
and handing China over to the
Communists.
In August. 1914, Gen. Hurley
became Mr.. Roosevelt's per
Sonal representative in China
and in December of that year
he became United States Am
bassador there.
Chiang's policies were criti-
cized directly by John Patton
Davies. jr.. a diplomat fired by
the late Secretary Of State
John Foster Dulles in 1854 on
grounds that he lacked "judg-
ment, discretion and reliabil-
ity."
Davies Memo Released
Mr.. Davies, who said on his
dismissal that he would be
content to let history be my
judge" told United Statese AM
bassador to China Clarence E.
Gauss in a March 8, 1943,
ulCLI1OI dIlUuLu.
"China'S policy is to remain |
technically in the war so as to
be able to sit at the peace ia
Bile as a fighting ally, to ex-
pend as little Of its strength
as possible and to rely on other
members Of the United Ma
tions-primarily the United
States to defeat Japan"
George Atcheson, in charge
of the United States Embassy
in Chungking during the abb
sence of Ambassador Gauss,
warned in August. 1943, that
the possibility Of some kind of
compromise between China and
Japan could not be completely
disregarded.
He said this was because
of anti-Western bias Of the
Generalissime, Madame Chang
and a number of the reaction
ary leaders Of the government
and because Of widespread sus-
picion in Chinese government
circles that Great Britain will
not, after the crushing of Ger
many, devote her naval and
and other resources whole
heartedly to the defeat Of ia
pan. thus making a compromise
peace between the Ango-Amer-
ican allies and Japan prob
able"
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