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100-1630 Baltimore -. “The New York Journal American” for Fe rvary 26, 1947 contained an - article by KE THU TSR, which stated thas OVE LATT TORE, Special Economic Adviser in Tokyo, wrote in is veak “Selution in Leia’: “The Soviet thion stemda for stratecio seourity, ecwmonin presperity, treicol steal greagrcie, Miraceloug modicin 2, free educavion, scuality o Sppovtanity, and denovras/'s Confirontial -nfermant r of known reliability, advised of ths in early April, 1943; by’ 40 Someting innedintely prior or subsequent te Thanks g'viug Day, 1948, OWEN LATTIZURE visited Cambridge, Massachusetts, cpvarently as the guest of JOH FAIRBAZK. FAIRBANK is Professor of Orieital Studies, Chineso Economy and History at the Harvard Graduate School, and, according to Informant is one of the guiding officers of the Harvard University Rogional Studies Program. 4& notice was placod on the bulletin board of the Russian Resoarch Center inviting other etudtnntan te nttend on fawsim Tasthirs: by LA ATUT SAT at tha Littnvor » vugdGn ve Mw Aa OR kk Be a wy eT a oe a ee ee ee Say Centor lounge. The lecture was under tho auspices of tha Rezional Studics Chinese Prograne b7D Informant reports that in Novombor 1948, at this lecture, LATTIMORE condemned CHIATG KAI-SHEK unmercifully as a reactionarys LATTIMORE is alloged to havo declared that there could be no hope or promise in China, of ponco in Asia or of cooperation between the USA and China as long as GUIANG KAI-SHEX held powcre On tha othor hand, LATTIAMORE expressed the opinion that Communist control of Chino would bring unity to the nation, industrializ:tion to its economic systom, and launch a modornization program which would enable tho Chineso to take thoir rightful position in tho world. Heo urged thut tho forcim policy of the United Statos ought to be that of doing businoss with the Chinese Cormunistse He suggested that instead of withdrawing our consular officials from Communist occupicd territorios in Chinn, that wo should rather loavo tho sanco at their posts in order thot thoy might immediately conduct negotiations with tho Communist conquororse Ho indiected that he had loft the services of tho Govornnent of tho United Statos because tho forczoing ideas, which he had exprosscd, woro contrary to the ones hold by the policy- in tho U. S. De artmont of State. Informant b7D