V. K. Wellington Koo papers, 1906-1992, bulk 1931-1966

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Series V: Chinese Embassy, London, United Kingdom, 1941-1946

Series consists of primarily correspondence, memoranda, embassy records, speeches, and various subject files relating to China's domestic affairs and world affairs, during the time when Wellington Koo was the Ambassador to London and the Chinese Delegate to the United Nations, dating from 1941 to 1946. This series also contain a small amount of materials on the League of Nations and the United Nations as the time frame overlaps with Wellington Koo's involvement in these two international organizations.

Arranged by subject.


Subseries V.1: Embassy Files and China's Domestic Affairs, 1941-1946

Subseries comprises primarily embassy records of personnel, accounts, payrolls, receipts, passports and visas, trade matters, reports on war and politics, news clippings, as well as files on various oversea affairs, dating from 1941 to 1946.

Arranged by subject.



Box 49 Folder 7 Inventory list (Box 49-53)

Former Box 49 Folder 7


Box 49 Folder 1 Appointment of Koo as Ambassador to Britain, 1941

Former Box 49 Folder 1


Box 49 Folder 2 Personnel and embassy telegrams and letters, 1941-1946

Former Box 49 Folder 2


Box 49 Folder 3 Biographical sketches of Koo and others, 1941-1945

Former Box 49 Folder 3


Box 49 Folder 4 Koo's visit to China, 1943

Include Koo's vaccination papers

Former Box 49 Folder 4


Box 49 Folder 5 Personnel and embassy telegrams and letters, 1941-1946

Former Box 49 Folder 5


Box 49 Folder 6 Embassy accounts, 1941-1946

Former Box 49 Folder 6



Box 261 Folder 8 Embassy accounts, 1940-1945


Box 261 Folder 9 Embassy accounts, 1945-1946



Box 227 Folder 7 Embassy accounts and receipts, 1942-1945



Box 50 Folder 1 Chinese students, 1942-1946

Former Box 50 Folder 7


Box 50 Folder 2 Overseas Chinese, 1942-1946

Former Box 50 Folder 8


Box 50 Folder 3 Visa and passport, 1942-1946

Former Box 50 Folder 9


Box 50 Folder 4 Trade matters, 1942-1946

Former Box 50 Folder 10a


Box 50 Folder 5 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1945-1946

Former Box 50 Folder 10b


Box 50 Folder 6 Chinese seamen, 1942-1946

Former Box 50 Folder 11



Box 57 Folder 14 China's national finance, 1942-1946

Former Box 57 Folder 12



Box 51 Folder 1 China's domestic politics, 1942-1946

Former Box 51 Folder 13


Box 51 Folder 2 China's news weekly: reports on domestic scene and war situation, April 27-August 10, 1944

Former Box 51 Folder 14


Box 51 Folder 3 Chinese Communist Party, 1944-1946

Former Box 51 Folder 15


Box 51 Folder 4 War contributions, 1942-1946

Former Box 51 Folder 16


Box 51 Folder 5-6 Information, 1942-1943, 1944-1946

On communications, press, and public announcements

Former Box 51 Folder 17a-17b


Box 51 Folder 7 Regarding Madame Koo's Statement, 1943

Former Box 51 Folder 18


Box 51 Folder 8 Munition procurement and shipment, 1942-1945

Former Box 51 Folder 19


Box 51 Folder 9 Sino-Japanese war reports, 1942-1945

Former Box 51 Folder 20


Box 51 Folder 10 Press clippings mostly in English, 1942-1943

Former Box 51 Folder 21


Box 51 Folder 11 An article on Dr. Sun Yat-sen's London incident: "Lord Salisbury and the Chinese Legation", 1896

Also see Box 56 Folder 11 Dr. Sun Yat-sen memorial statue

Former Box 51 Folder 22


Box 51 Folder 12 Chen Pai-ta's criticism on Chiang Kai-shek's book: "China's Destiny", 1944

Former Box 51 Folder 23


Box 51 Folder 13 An article on trends in Australia, 1943

Former Box 51 Folder 24



Box 52 Folder 1 Telegraph codes, 1942-1946

Former Box 52 Folder 25


Box 52 Folder 2 1941-1942

Former Box 52 Folder 26a


Box 52 Folder 3 1943

Former Box 52 Folder 26b


Box 52 Folder 4 1944

Former Box 52 Folder 26c


Box 52 Folder 5 1945

Former Box 52 Folder 26d



Box 53 Folder 1 1946

Former Box 53 Folder 26e



Box 277 Folder 1 Ambassador's Engagement, 1941-1947



Box 228 Folder 15 Madame Koo's Engagements, July 1943-December 1945



Box 304 Folder 11 Victory Certificate (勝利勳章), 1945



Box 305 Folder 4 Order of Merit Certificate/勲章證書, 1944


Box 305 Folder 2 Published materials related to Koo; Expense receipts, 1937-1944


Subseries V.2: International Affairs, 1941-1946

Include some League of Nations and U.N. papers

Arranged by subject.



Box 54 Folder 11 Inventory list (Box 54-58)

Former Box 54 Folder 9a


Box 54 Folder 1 Community of Nations Protocol (Chinese draft), 1942

Former Box 54 Folder 1


Box 54 Folder 2 Washington Declaration by the United Nation, 1942

Former Box 54 Folder 2


Box 54 Folder 3 Opium question, 1940-1944

Former Box 54 Folder 3


Box 54 Folder 4 China's representation on League's Opium Board, 1942

Former Box 54 Folder 4


Box 54 Folder 5 League of Nations Liquidation, 1945-1946

Former Box 54 Folder 5


Box 54 Folder 6 Allied activities: political front, 1941-1945

Former Box 54 Folder 6


Box 54 Folder 7-8 Pacific War Council, 1942

Contains maps of Southeast Asia and Pacific region

Former Box 54 Folder 7a-7b


Box 54 Folder 9 Japanese war crimes, 1942-1946

Former Box 54 Folder 8


Box 54 Folder 10 Japanese property and reparation, 1942-1946

Former Box 54 Folder 9



Box 55 Folder 1 International relations among nations, 1941-1946

Former Box 55 Folder 10


Box 55 Folder 2 China's international relations, 1941-1946

Former Box 55 Folder 11


Sino-British relations


Box 55 Folder 3 1941-1943

Former Box 55 Folder 12a


Box 55 Folder 4 1944-1946

Former Box 55 Folder 12b


Box 55 Folder 5 England's domestic politics, 1942-1946

Former Box 55 Folder 13


Box 55 Folder 6 British Parliamentary mission to China, 1942-1943

Former Box 55 Folder 14


Box 55 Folder 7 Chinese mission to England, 1943-1944

Former Box 55 Folder 15



Box 56 Folder 1 T.V. Soong's visits to England, 1942-1945

Former Box 56 Folder 16


Box 56 Folder 2 Madame Chiang's visit to U.S. and England, 1943-1944

Former Box 56 Folder 17


Box 56 Folder 3 Wang Shih-chieh (王世杰)'s visit to England, 1945

Former Box 56 Folder 18


Box 56 Folder 4 India, 1942-1943

Former Box 56 Folder 19


Box 56 Folder 5 Tibet, 1942-1945

Former Box 56 Folder 20


Box 56 Folder 6 British loan, 1942-1944

Former Box 56 Folder 21


Box 56 Folder 7 Peking Syndicate Credit, 1945

Former Box 56 Folder 22


Sino-British new treaty


Box 56 Folder 8 1942-1943

Former Box 56 Folder 23a


Box 56 Folder 9 1942-1944

Former Box 56 Folder 23b


Box 56 Folder 10 England warship gifts to China, 1944-1945

Former Box 56 Folder 24


Box 56 Folder 11 Dr. Sun Yat-sen's memorial statue, 1946

Also see Box 51 Folder 11 An article on Dr. Sun Yat-sen's London incident: "Lord Salisbury and the Chinese Legation"

Former Box 56 Folder 25


Sino-U.S. relations



Box 57 Folder 1 1941-1946

Former Box 57 Folder 26


Box 57 Folder 2 U.S. loan, 1941-1942

Former Box 57 Folder 27


Box 57 Folder 3 Sino-U.S. treaty, 1942, 1946

Former Box 57 Folder 28-29


Box 57 Folder 4 Sino-French relations, 1941-1945

Former Box 57 Folder 30


Box 57 Folder 5 Sino-Russian relations, 1941-1946

Former Box 57 Folder 31


Box 57 Folder 6 Treaties with Australia and Brazil, 1942

Former Box 57 Folder 32


Box 57 Folder 7 Sino-Dutch treaty, 1942-1943

Former Box 57 Folder 33


Box 57 Folder 8 Air force aid to China to Poland and Holland, 1942

Former Box 57 Folder 34


Box 57 Folder 9 Japan's relations with nations, 1941-1945

Former Box 57 Folder 35


Box 57 Folder 10 Chinese delegates' visits and conferences, 1944-1946

Former Box 57 Folder 36


Box 57 Folder 11 Kuei Yun-ch'ing (桂永清)'s mission to Germany, 1945

Former Box 57 Folder 37


Box 57 Folder 12 Diplomatic corps in London, 1943

Former Box 57 Folder 38


Box 57 Folder 13 Burma-Yunnan road, 1941

Former Box 57 Folder 39



Box 58 Folder 1 Communication between India and China: report on a proposed new route for flying boats between Assam and Western China (2 copies), February 17, 1943

Including maps and photographs.

Former Box 58 Folder 40


Box 58 Folder 2 War in the Pacific, 1941-1945

Former Box 58 Folder 41


Box 58 Folder 3 War in Europe, 1941-1945

Former Box 58 Folder 42


Box 58 Folder 4 Australian-New Zealand agreement, 1944

Former Box 58 Folder 43


Box 58 Folder 5 Peace treaty with Italy, 1946

Former Box 58 Folder 44


Box 58 Folder 6 Comments on Bancor Unitas' monetary plan, 1943

Former Box 58 Folder 45


Box 58 Folder 7 Medical situation in China, 1942

Former Box 58 Folder 46


Box 58 Folder 8 Institute of Pacific Relations conference: draft memoranda, 1942

Former Box 58 Folder 47


Box 58 Folder 9 British Commonwealth, 1944

Former Box 58 Folder 48


Box 58 Folder 10 New Commonwealth Society, 1945

Former Box 58 Folder 49


British documents


Box 58 Folder 11 Government of Burma Act, 1935

Former Box 58 Folder 50a


Box 58 Folder 11 English defense act, 1939

Former Box 58 Folder 50b


Box 58 Folder 11 British foreign service reform, 1943

Former Box 58 Folder 50c


Box 58 Folder 11 Statistics on UK war efforts, 1944

Former Box 58 Folder 50d



Box 228 Folder 1 Intelligence reports on visit to China, Communist activities and economic situation, written by Wang Liangzhi (王諒之), circa 1940s


Box 228 Folder 2 Report from Chen Chieh (陳介) about air raids in Chongqing, 1942


Box 228 Folder 3 Documents and reference materials on the question of Persia, Greece and Indonesia, 1942


Box 228 Folder 4 Report on Tibet question, circa 1940s


Box 228 Folder 5 Economics and Sino-Russian relations, 1945


Box 228 Folder 6 Nationalist's military strategy and analysis in the Chinese Civil War, 1945


Box 228 Folder 7 Institute of Pacific Relations Conference, 1942


Box 228 Folder 9 Documents on armistice with Hungary, Finland, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, 1943


Box 228 Folder 9 Concession status and rendition of various cities in China, 1940s


Box 228 Folder 10 Foreign currency bonds, 1943


Box 228 Folder 11 Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1946


Box 228 Folder 12 Business cards and British Red Cross Society tickets, 1943


Box 228 Folder 13 Treaty of Amity between the Republic of China and the Kingdom of Siam (Thailand), 1946


Box 228 Folder 14 Korean Independence and the League of Nations, 1946



Box 232 Folder 5 Correspondence, 1942-1946


Box 232 Folder 7 Working report on agricultures, 1941-1942


Box 232 Folder 8 Illegal seizure of gold by axis power, 1943


Box 232 Folder 14 Association of University professor and lectures of the allied countries in Great Britain, 1942-1943


Box 232 Folder 15 News articles on China and other international affairs, 1946


Box 232 Folder 16 British aid to China, 1943


Box 232 Folder 17 Proposals for expansion of world trade and employment, November 1945



Box 272 Folder 2 Speaking engagement invitation, 1943



Box 275 Folder 11 Sino-British College in China by E.R. Hughes, August 1944


Box 275 Folder 12 Cultural relations between the East and the West, undated


Box 275 Folder 15 World Trade Union Conference, 1945



Box 276 Folder 1 Correspondence on international affairs and United Nations conference, 1945

Mostly in Chinese; include Hu Shih's letter on not attending the signing of the San Francisco Conference



Box 278 Folder 3 Memoranda and correspondence, on Stalin and the Korean question, 1945

Include letters from T.V. Soong and notes of conversation with Hopkins on Stalin.



Box 304 Folder 3 Philips' War Map of the Far East, 1941



Box 305 Folder 7 Notes of Conversation, 1944 September 05-October 10


Box 305 Folder 8 Notes of Conversation, 1945 February 21-22


Box 305 Folder 9 Notes of Conversation: Soong, T. V., Stalin, Molotov, 1945 August 11-14


Box 305 Folder 6 Invitations, 1946


Subseries V.3: Correspondence, 1941-1946

Subseries comprises incoming and outgoing letters and telegrams, dating from 1932 to 1941. The chronological letters are mainly related to personal and embassy matters. Also included are social event invitations and RSVPs. The chronological telegram files are mainly incoming telegrams from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dating from 1944 to 1946 and outgoing telegrams to various officials and governmental departments, dating from 1943 to 1946. Also include are additional incoming and outgoing correspondence during Koo's visit to China between his transition as the Ambassador to London and his new mission to the U.S. in 1946.

Arranged chronologically.



Box 59 Folder 8 Inventory list (Box 59-69)

Former Box 59 Folder 6a


Letters, chronological


Box 59 Folder 1 1941

Former Box 59 Folder 1


Box 59 Folder 2 Patricia Koo, Teh-chang Koo, and relatives, 1942

Restricted until 2040. Folder has been removed from this box and rehoused in a restricted box onsite.

Former Box 59 Folder 1a


Box 59 Folder 3 January-June 1942

Former Box 59 Folder 2


Box 59 Folder 4 July-September 1942

Former Box 59 Folder 3


Box 59 Folder 5 September-October 1942

Former Box 59 Folder 4


Box 59 Folder 6 October-November 1942

Former Box 59 Folder 5


Box 59 Folder 7 November-December 1942

Former Box 59 Folder 6



Box 60 Folder 1 1941-1942

Mostly in Chinese; includes resumes in Chinese

Former Box 60 Folder 7


Box 60 Folder 2 Adams plan project outline and a greeting card from Mrs. K.C., circa 1943

Former Box 60 Folder 8


Box 60 Folder 3 January 1943

Former Box 60 Folder 9


Box 60 Folder 4 January-February 1943

Former Box 60 Folder 10


Box 60 Folder 5 March 1943

Former Box 60 Folder 11


Box 60 Folder 6 April 1943

Former Box 60 Folder 12



Box 61 Folder 1 April-May 1943

Former Box 61 Folder 13


Box 61 Folder 2 May-June 1943

Former Box 61 Folder 14


Box 61 Folder 3 September-October 1943

Former Box 61 Folder 15


Box 61 Folder 4 October-November 1943

Former Box 61 Folder 16


Box 61 Folder 5 December 1943

Former Box 61 Folder 17


Box 61 Folder 6 1943

In Chinese

Former Box 61 Folder 18


Box 61 Folder 7 January 1944

Former Box 61 Folder 19



Box 62 Folder 1 February 1944

Former Box 62 Folder 20


Box 62 Folder 2 March 1944

Former Box 62 Folder 21


Box 62 Folder 3 March-April 1944

Former Box 62 Folder 22


Box 62 Folder 4 May-June 1944

Former Box 62 Folder 23



Box 63 Folder 1 July 1944

Former Box 63 Folder 24


Box 63 Folder 2 August 1944

Former Box 63 Folder 25


Box 63 Folder 3 September 1944

Former Box 63 Folder 26


Box 63 Folder 4 October 1944

Former Box 63 Folder 27


Box 63 Folder 5 November 1944

Former Box 63 Folder 28


Box 63 Folder 6 November-December 1944

Former Box 63 Folder 29


Event invitations and responses



Box 64 Folder 1 January-June 1944

Former Box 64 Folder 30a


Box 64 Folder 2 July-December 1944

Former Box 64 Folder 30b


Box 64 Folder 3 January-December 1944

Former Box 64 Folder 30c


Box 64 Folder 4 April-December 1945

Former Box 64 Folder 31



Box 65 Folder 1 Hosted by the Chinese Embassy in England, 1945

Former Box 65 Folder 32


Box 65 Folder 2 January 1945

Former Box 65 Folder 33


Box 65 Folder 3 February 1945

Former Box 65 Folder 34


Box 65 Folder 4 February-March 1945

Former Box 65 Folder 35


Box 65 Folder 5 April-May 1945

Former Box 65 Folder 36



Box 66 Folder 1 June 1945

Former Box 66 Folder 37


Box 66 Folder 2 June-July 1945

Former Box 66 Folder 38


Box 66 Folder 3 August 1945

Former Box 66 Folder 39


Box 66 Folder 4 September 1945

Former Box 66 Folder 40



Box 67 Folder 1 October 1945

Former Box 67 Folder 41


Box 67 Folder 2 November 1945

Former Box 67 Folder 42


Box 67 Folder 3 1946

Former Box 67 Folder 43


Incoming telegrams from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, duplicates



Box 68 Folder 1 January-June 1945

Former Box 68 Folder 1


Box 68 Folder 2 January 1944

Former Box 68 Folder 2


Box 68 Folder 2 January-December 1946

Former Box 68 Folder 2


Box 68 Folder 3 February 1946

Former Box 68 Folder 3


Outgoing telegrams to various government departments


Box 68 Folder 4 May 1946

Former Box 68 Folder 4


Box 68 Folder 5 June 1946

Former Box 68 Folder 5


Box 68 Folder 6 July 1946

Former Box 68 Folder 6


Box 68 Folder 7 Incoming and outgoing, July-August 1946

Former Box 68 Folder 7


Draft duplicates

Also include some telegrams regarding the United Nations.


Box 68 Folder 8 1943

Former Box 68 Folder 8a



Box 69 Folder 1 1944

Former Box 69 Folder 8b


Box 69 Folder 2-3 1945

Former Box 69 Folder 8c1-8c2


Box 69 Folder 4 1946

Former Box 69 Folder 8d


Correspondence during Koo's visit to China, circa 1945-1946



Box 292 Folder 4 Appointment certificate of Koo as Chinese Nationalist Central Executive Committee member, May 28, 1945



Box 293 Folder 2 Maps of Sichuan, 1940s



Box 272 Folder 3 Incoming, to Koo in Chongqing and outgoing drafts, 1945-1946

Includes investigative reports of Sichuan and Yunnan (related maps in Flat Box 293)


Box 272 Folder 4 Incoming, in Chongqing, 1946


Box 272 Folder 5 Incoming and invitations, in Tianjin, 1946

In Chinese


Box 272 Folder 6 Correspondence, 1946

In Chinese and English


Box 272 Folder 7 Outgoing, in Shanghai, 1946


Box 272 Folder 8 Speech on the United Nations and world peace, in Chinese, April 1946


Box 272 Folder 9 Incoming and outgoing drafts, in Chongqing and Shanghai, 1946


Box 272 Folder 10 Incoming, from Central Executive Committee (CEC), 1945-1946


Box 272 Folder 11 Letters about the Sun Yat-sen Memorial in London, 1946


Box 272 Folder 12 Incoming, from London Embassy, 1946


Box 272 Folder 13-14 Incoming telegram, from London Embassy and overseas, to Koo in Chongqing, 1946


Box 272 Folder 1 Incoming correspondence, 1940-1946

In Chinese



Box 275 Folder 14 Personal and embassy correspondence, 1944


Box 275 Folder 14 Ministry of Education Relief and Scholarship Fund, 1946



Box 277 Folder 2 Embassy correspondence and reports on Sino-relations and on Japan, 1943



Box 245 Folder 3 Incoming, travel order by the United States War Department, 1944


Box 245 Folder 8 Correspondence, 1944-1945


Box 245 Folder 9 Family letters, 1944-1946

Restricted until 2040. Folder has been removed from this box and rehoused in a restricted box onsite.


Box 245 Folder 10 Incoming correspondence, 1946


Subseries V.4: Speeches, 1941-1946

Subseries comprises speeches and statements given by Koo at public and social events and at conferences, dating from 1941 to 1946. Also include in the speeches is his speech presented at the signing of the United Nations Charter.

Arranged chronologically.



Box 53 Folder 2 1941-1946

Former Box 53 Folder 27a


Box 53 Folder 3 July 1941-February 1942

Includes an index of speeches

Former Box 53 Folder 27b


Box 53 Folder 4 March 1942-July 1942

Includes an index of speeches

Former Box 53 Folder 27c


Box 53 Folder 5 July 1943-February 1946

Includes an index of speeches

Former Box 53 Folder 27d


Box 53 Folder 6 Weekly summary of English newspaper comments, 1942-1943

Former Box 53 Folder 28



Box 274 Folder 5 Speeches, 1941-1943, undated


Box 274 Folder 6 Speech at the signing of the United Nations Charter, June 1945