"Foreign relations" / Collection: V. K. Wellington Koo papers, 1906-1992, bulk 1931-1966 - Columbia University Libraries Archival Collections Search Results

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Highlight: Senator Walter F. George, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, July 29, 1955

Highlight: China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
China -- Foreign relations -- Japan
China -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Creator: Koo, V. K. Wellington, 1888-1985
Abstract Or Scope: The V. K. Wellington Koo papers document the diplomatic legacy of Wellington Koo as a Chinese statesman and diplomat of the 20th Century. The papers primarily consist of materials collected during Koo's diplomatic career, relating to the Lytton Commission, 1932-1933; the League of Nations, 1931-1940; the United Nations, 1944-1946; his ambassadorships to France, 1932-1941; to Britain, 1941-1946; to the United States, 1946-1956; as the Senior Advisor to the Republic of China from 1956; and as the Judge on the International Court of Justice, 1957-1966. The materials include correspondence, diaries, memoranda, manuscripts, documents, notes, speeches, maps, photographs, printed material, and audio visual material. The bulk of the materials emphasizes China's domestic and foreign affairs, such as the Sino-Japanese conflict, World War II and the Cold War in the Far East region, as well as the League of Nations and the United Nations.

Highlight: , foreign relations between nation states, as well as the Chinese Nationalist government's foreign relations
Abstract Or Scope: Subseries comprises subject files on issues discussed at the United Nations, international issues, foreign relations between nation states, as well as the Chinese Nationalist government's foreign relations with other countries, dating from 1946 to 1956.

Highlight: World War II. The files also cover China's foreign relations with other countries and international
Abstract Or Scope: Series consists of primarily correspondence, memoranda, embassy records, speeches, notes of conversation and other related documents of Wellington Koo as the Ambassador to France and the Chinese Delegate to the League of Nations, dating from 1932 to 1941. Materials in the series emphasize on the political, social, and economic condition in China and the world before and during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The files also cover China's foreign relations with other countries and international relations prior to World War II. Files may also contain materials related to Series III: League of Nations, 1929-1940.

Highlight: documents focusing on foreign relations and mutual aids between the U.S. and China, dating from 1946 to 1956
Abstract Or Scope: Subseries includes memoranda, correspondence, statements, press releases, reports, treaties, and documents focusing on foreign relations and mutual aids between the U.S. and China, dating from 1946 to 1956. The materials primarily emphasize on the attempted efforts of the U.S. in uniting the forces of the Chinese Nationalist and the Communist after the Sino-Japanese War, and the military and economic support of the U.S. for the Nationalist government during the Chinese Civil War and the Cold War. Materials also include the China lobby in the U.S. during the Cold War period and the U.S. public opinions and policies on China.

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