FOREIGN OFFICE FILES FOR CHINA, 1949-1976
(Public Record Office Classes FO 371 and FCO 21)

Part 5: Complete Files for 1953
(PRO Class FO 371/105188-105355)

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FO 371/105188 China: annual review for 1952
FO 371/105189 Summary of events, December 1952 to May 1953; change in form of reporting agreed with the Embassy in Peking
FO 371/105190 Extracts from Peking newspapers of August 1953 dealing with Chinese economic and educational progress
FO 371/105191 Internal political situation in China (Folder 1)
FO 371/105192 Internal political situation in China (Folder 2)
FO 371/105193 Internal political situation in China (Folder 3)

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FO 371/105194 Internal political situation in China (Folder 4)
FO 371/105195 Internal political situation in China (Folder 5)
FO 371/10519 Reaction to change of US policy on neutralisation of Formosa; Chinese Nationalist activity against mainland China (Folder 1)

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FO 371/105197 Reaction to change of US policy on neutralisation of Formosa; Chinese Nationalist activity against mainland China (Folder 2)
FO 371/105198 Reaction to change of US policy on neutralisation of Formosa; Chinese Nationalist activity against mainland China (Folder 3)
FO 371/105199 Retained by Department under Section 3(4)
FO 371/105200 Political situation in Formosa: summaries of events and situation reports from British Consulate, Tamsui (Folder 1)
FO 371/105201 Political situation in Formosa: summaries of events and situation reports from British Consulate, Tamsui (Folder 2)
FO 371/105202 Political situation in Formosa: summaries of events and situation reports from British Consulate, Tamsui (Folder 3)

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FO 371/105203 Political situation in Formosa: summaries of events and situation reports from British Consulate, Tamsui (Folder 4)
FO 371/105204 Details of Chinese Communist leaders and holders of Communist Party posts (Missing; file lost by Foreign Office)
FO 371/105205 Communist reorganisation of State power in China following the Fourth Meeting of the First National Committee of the Political Consultative Council
FO 371/105206 Surveys of the Chinese North East press for the first three months of 1953
FO 371/105207 Account of the Communist attack on Changsha in 1930, requested by the French Embassy in London
FO 371/105208 Political and economic developments in Sinkiang
FO 371/105209 Ministerial changes in the Chinese Government
FO 371/105210 Summaries of Chinese press and propaganda, December 1952 to December 1953
FO 371/105211 HMG recognition of Communist China; Prime Minister's comment on the brief on the subject of admission of Red China to United Nations
FO 371/105212 Retained by Department under Section 3 (4)
FO 371/105213 Relations between Chinese Nationalists and those nations recognising them as the Government of China; US support for the Chiang Kai-shek regime in Formosa.
FO 371/105214 Speech by Permanent Representative of Nationalist China at the UN in January 1953
FO 371/105215 China News Commentary No. 66 about New China News Agency (NCNA) reports and comments on marriage reform, attitude to President Eisenhower's State of the Union speech and the Fourth Session of the Chinese National Committee
FO 371/105216 Future of Formosa
FO 371/105217 Political relations between China and Germany
FO 371/105218 Political relations between China and Japan
FO 371/105219 Political relations between China and Norway

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FO 371/105220 Political relations between China and Soviet Union; Chinese reaction to the death of Stalin
FO 371/105221 US policy towards China
FO 371/105222 Entertainment of Polish State dance ensemble touring China, given by Premier Chou en Lai
FO 371/105223 Post and telecommunications agreement between China and Mongolia
FO 371/105224 Political relations between China and UK; visit of British delegation to Shanghai; conversations in London between Secretary of State and Chinese Charg d' Affaires; relations between HM embassies and Chinese representatives abroad (Folder 1)
FO 371/105225 Political relations between China and UK; visit of British delegation to Shanghai; conversations in London between Secretary of State and Chinese Charg d' Affaires; relations between HM embassies and Chinese representatives abroad (Folder 2)
FO 371/105226 Nationalist Chinese protests at alleged infringement of Chinese sovereignty by British ships and aircraft
FO 371/105227 Chinese support for meeting of Five Great Powers and call for a world peace pact
FO 371/105228 Summary of Chinese affairs in 1953; FO proposal to send to Peking occasional "round-ups" of affairs in the world scene
FO 371/105229 US policy with regard to Nationalist-held islands off the Chinese mainland coast
FO 371/105230 Air raid warning and blackout imposed over Tamsui
FO 371/105231 Alleged Chinese plan to invade South-East Asia
FO 371/105232 Economic reports on China, November 1952 to April 1953

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FO 371/105233 Preparations for China's industrial development; measures to combat the shortage of food; statistics of the Chinese economy compiled August 1953; introduction of collective agreements to fulfil the five year plan 1953-1957 (Folder 1)
FO 371/105234 Preparations for China's industrial development; measures to combat the shortage of food; statistics of the Chinese economy compiled August 1953; introduction of collective agreements to fulfil the five year plan 1953-1957 (Folder 2)
FO 371/105235 Preparations for China's industrial development; measures to combat the shortage of food; statistics of the Chinese economy compiled August 1953; introduction of collective agreements to fulfil the five year plan 1953-1957 (Folder 3)
FO 371/105236 The co-operative system in China; press reports of Chinese Communist Party's role in North East Chinese industry and of construction of China's first mobile factory
FO 371/105237 Economic reports on Macau, October 1952 to June 1953
FO 371/105238 China Association: extracts from periodical bulletins showing details of UK trade with China and Hong Kong
FO 371/105239 Economic reports on Formosa to October 1953
FO 371/105240 Break-up of the China Insurance Company
FO 371/105241 Economic progress reports on Formosa
FO 371/105242 Economic situation in Macau
FO 371/105243 Chinese regulations on foreign currency; China's budget for 1953; effect of US Foreign Assets control on China's finances
FO 371/105244 Budget of the Central Government of Formosa for 1953
FO 371/105245 Foreign Office advice against giving permission to a Jamaican bank to credit a Formosan account with the proceeds of sale of drafts to the Chinese Consulate in 1949
FO 371/105246 Sale of foreign currency holdings to the Bank of China by HM Consulate, Shanghai
FO 371/105247 Losses by British subjects in respect of Chinese Municipal Debentures originally held by them

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FO 371/105248A British trade with China; British shipping in the China trade (Folder 1)
FO 371/105248B British trade with China; British shipping in the China trade (Folder 2)
FO 371/105249 British trade with China; British shipping in the China trade (Folder 3)
FO 371/105250 British trade with China; British shipping in the China trade (Folder 4)
FO 371/105251 British trade with China; British shipping in the China trade (Folder 5)

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FO 371/105252 British trade with China; British shipping in the China trade (Folder 6)
FO 371/105253 British trade with China; British shipping in the China trade (Folder 7)
FO 371/105254 China's foreign trade; development of China's export trade through Hong Kong; extent of US trade with China
FO 371/105255 US reaction to Hong Kong foreign trade involving Communist China
FO 371/105256 Trade between Macau and Hong Kong; Macau's trade directly with UK; implications of deneutralization of Formosa; introduction of new import controls in Macau
FO 371/105257 Proposed payments agreement between Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong

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FO 371/105258 Protocols extending trade agreement between Japan and Communist China
FO 371/105259 Trade agreement between China and Soviet Union; Soviet aid to China
FO 371/105260 US trade with China; American efforts to recapture Chinese markets
FO/371/105261 Trade relations between China and UK (Folder 1)
FO 371/105262 Trade relations between China and UK (Folder 2)

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FO 371/105263 Trade relations between China and UK (Folder 3)
FO 371/105264 Trade relations between China and UK (Folder 4)
FO 371/105265 Trade relations between China and UK (Folder 5)
FO 371/105266 Trade relations between China and UK (Folder 6)
FO 371/105267 British search for opportunities for export to Formosa; visit of UK Trade Commissioner, Hong Kong, to Taiwan
FO 371/105268 Demands for taxes on HM consular property in Shanghai and Tientsin
FO 371/105269 Taxation in Formosa
FO 371/105270 Retained by Department under Section 3 (4)
FO 371/105271 Retained by Department under Section 3 (4)
FO 371/105272 Training of the Chinese Nationalist forces in Formosa; US military aid to Formosa

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FO 371/105273 Troop movements in China; precautions against threat of Nationalist offensive
FO 371/105274 Leave facilities in Hong Kong for UN troops from Korea
FO 371/105275 Retained by Department under Section 3 (4)
FO 371/105276 Shooting down of a US aircraft by Chinese Communists
FO 371/105277 Chinese Communist Army dispositions: order of battle of the "People's Liberation Army"
FO 371/105278 Attack on a RN motor launch by a Chinese Communist armed craft off Hong Kong; attack on HMS Modeste by a Chinese shore battery;Retained by Department under Section 3 (4)
FO 371/105279 Route of RAF flights between Singapore and Japan via Hong Kong; advice of flights to Taipei Air Control
FO 371/105280 Supply of US jet aircraft to the Chinese Nationalist Air Force
FO 371/105281 Search for an article by Minister of Geology, Lee Ssu-kuang, on atomic energy production in China; uranium development in Sinkiang
FO 371/105282 Cases of Chinese Nationalist interference with British and other shipping (Folder 1)
FO 371/105283 Cases of Chinese Nationalist interference with British and other shipping (Folder 2)

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FO 371/105284 Cases of Chinese Nationalist interference with British and other shipping (Folder 3)
FO 371/105285 Cases of Chinese Nationalist interference with British and other shipping (Folder 4)
FO 371/105286 Cases of Chinese Nationalist interference with British and other shipping (Folder 5)

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FO 371/105287 Cases of Chinese Nationalist interference with British and other shipping (Folder 6)
FO 371/105288 Cases of Chinese Nationalist interference with British and other shipping (Folder 7)
FO 371/105289 Cases of Chinese Nationalist interference with British and other shipping (Folder 8)

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FO 371/105290 Formosan territorial waters: restrictions on Japanese fishing vessels
FO 371/105291 Problems for Japanese fishermen created by Chinese Communists
FO 371/105292 Article in the Chinese Biological Journal accusing Western "Imperialists" of stealing Chinese plants
FO 371/105293 Developments in China's agriculture: report on production in the years 1949-1952 and observations on the 1953 harvest
FO 371/105294 Forest conditions in Taiwan, taken from an article in the September 1952 issue of "Chinese-American Economic Co-operation"
FO 371/105295 Sugar industry in Formosa
FO 371/105296 Grain production in China: government drive to increase production
FO 371/105297 Textile mills in China; government directive fixing price ratio between cotton and food grains
FO 371/105298 Chinese protest at seizure by the Hong Kong authorities of the fishing vessel Yu-Chiung; Court order releasing two trawlers to their owners
FO 371/105299 Fisheries of Taiwan: post-war recovery
FO 371/105300 Miscellaneous reports on transport improvements and problems in China
FO 371/105301 Use by Chinese Communists of British ships to carry goods to and from Chinese ports (Folder 1)

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FO 371/105302 Use by Chinese Communists of British ships to carry goods to and from Chinese ports (Folder 2)
FO 371/105303 Interference with British shipping by Chinese Communists
FO 371/105304 Discrimination against foreign shipping in the freight agreement concluded between Formosa and Japan; alleged increase in the Formosa freight tax
FO 371/105305 Chinese Government projects for river control, water storage and irrigation
FO 371/105306 New arrangements for transmitting extracts from Hansard to Peking Embassy
FO 371/105307 Facilities for Queen's messengers and Chinese couriers
FO 371/105308 Requisitioning of part of British Embassy compound in Peking
FO 371/105309 Sino-Soviet Petroleum Company's activities in Sinkiang
FO 371/105310 Discovery of rich mineral deposits in North China; geological survey
FO 371/105311 Work of the Hill Murray Institute for the Blind in China
FO 371/105312 Foreigners, including Commonwealth and US citizens detained or in prison in China (Folder 1)
FO 371/105313 Foreigners, including Commonwealth and US citizens detained or in prison in China (Folder 2)
FO 371/105314 Case of seizure of three US citizens and the yacht Kert by Chinese Communists
FO 371/105315 Difficulties of British subjects in China
FO 371/105316 Applications from Chinese Nationalists for entry into Singapore and Hong Kong

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FO 371/105317 Representations about delays in grant of exit permits to British subjects wishing to leave China
FO 371/105318 Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs involvement in requests for visas for various non-Chinese Asian nationals to attend International Women's Congress in Copenhagen
FO 371/105319 Difficulties of Japanese living in Formosa and wishing to visit Hong Kong on business
FO 371/105320 Complaints about treatment of Philippine nationals by Hong Kong immigration authorities
FO 371/105321 Various proposals to visit China by British, Swedes, Businessmen, newspaper correspondents and trade unionists
FO 371/105322 Visits to Hong Kong by John Osborne of "Time Magazine" and by Joseph Yager, Deputy Head of Far East Research Division of the US State Department
FO 371/105323 Visit to Formosa by US General Mark Clark, Commander of UN Forces in Korea, accompanied by General Shoosmith, his British Deputy Chief of Staff
FO 371/105324 Cases of piracy in the South China Sea
FO 371/105325 Settlement of account between the British Council and the Chinese Ministry of Education and other Chinese cultural organisations
FO 371/105326 Retained by Department under Section 3 (4)
FO 371/105327 Daily News Releases of the New China News Agency covering fortnightly periods in March and May 1953
FO 371/105328 Titles of publications in Formosa; translation of an article in "Free China Review"; sample of the weekly bulletin called "Free China Information" published in London, dated 19 February 1953
FO 371/105329 Daily News Release of 14 January 1953; reports and articles by Mao Tse-Tung on military matters and plans for economic development of China; translation into Chinese of the works of Stalin
FO 371/105330 Retained by Department under Section 3(4)
FO 371/105331 Transfer of Soviet property in China to the Chinese
FO 371/105332 Disposal of money for the benefit of Formosa, involving repayment by HMG of a loan originally made in 1941
FO 371/105333 Reshaping of Chinese higher education; press extracts about educational reforms
FO 371/105334 Nationalist objections to foreign language students in Formosa but eventual agreement to admit two or three cadets from HM Colonial Service to Formosa as private students

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FO 371/105335 Arrests and expulsions of Roman Catholic priests in China; persecution of Catholic missionaries; later relaxation of attitude towards the Roman Catholic Church
FO 371/105336 Extracts from China Missionary News Letters in last quarter of 1952
FO 371/105337 Action of provincial governments in China against so-called reactionary religious sects and organisations; formation of Chinese, Islamic and Chinese Buddhist Associations
FO 371/105338 Problems of evacuation of European refugees from China; proposed investigation of refugee problems by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(Folder 1)
FO 371/105339 Problems of evacuation of European refugees from China; proposed investigation of refugee problems by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(Folder 2)
FO 371/105340 Deportations of overseas Chinese from South East Asian countries; Kuomintang efforts to win support for Chiang Kai-Shek among the overseas Chinese, following the Conference in October 1952 in Formosa

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FO 371/105341 Establishment of autonomous regions in the border area of China; statistics of national minorities; new Tibetan autonomous regional government
FO 371/105342 Increased coverage of the Chinese press in Formosa by recruitment in the British Consulate in Tamsui of an additional translator; Parliamentary Question about number of British consulates in mainland China and Formosa respectively
FO 371/105343 Status of the Political Adviser's Office in Hong Kong; proposed enlargement of the Trade Commission in Hong Kong
FO 371/105344 Changes in staff of Soviet Mission in China; replacement of Kuznetsov by Yudin as Soviet Ambassador after nine months
FO 371/105345 Movements of Chang Wen Tien, Chinese Ambassador to the Soviet Union
FO 371/105346 Foreign diplomatic appointments to Chinese Nationalist Government in Formosa; speech by US Ambassador Rankin on presentation of his credentials in Taipei
FO 371/105347 Chinese "control directives" relating to diplomatic staff in Peking
FO 371/105348 Recall of French Ambassador and most of his staff from Peking, January 1953
FO 371/105349 Countries whose interests in Peking are looked after by HMG
FO 371/105350 Coronation celebrations in the British Embassy Peking; message of congratulations from Chou en Lai to Prime Minster and his reply
FO 371/105351 Shanghai celebrations of Third Anniversary of founding of the People's Democratic Republic, 1st October 1952; May Day 1953 celebrations in Peking
FO 371/105352 Deportation from Hong Kong of fourteen members of the "Chinese Anti-Communist National Salvation Youth Corps"
FO 371/105353 Labour and wages conditions in China; labour insurance regulations; conditions of peasants; problem of unemployment
FO 371/105354 Labour situation in Hong Kong; visit of Richard L Deverall, Asian Representative of the Free Trade Union Committee of the American Federation of Labour
FO 371/105355 First National Statistics Conference, Peking, December 1952; report translated from the "People's Daily"
FO 371/110193 Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Chinese personalities
FO 371/110194 Annual Review for China for 1953