This series contains typescript news releases in English that were produced by the CIC from 1938. As the CIC was a propaganda office, the reports unerringly paint China's economic and military situations in a favorable light, while criticizing and undermining the Japanese war effort. Reports of Japanese war crimes and the plight of Chinese refugees dominate the pages, interspersed with addresses from Jiang Jieshi and Song Meiling (Madame Chiang Kai-shek). Stories involving missionaries and foreign countries also figure prominently. Also included are topical materials such as reports, original and copied correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and bulletins that deal with Japanese war crimes, missionaries, China Information Service, and other efforts during the time frame. The titles of the folders are original.
This series is arranged roughly chronologically.
Box 1 Folder 1-14
News Release Nos. 146-240, 1938-06-04 -- 1938-09-22
Box 2 Folder 1-7
News Release Nos. 241-359, 1938-09-23 -- 1939-03-07
Box 3 Folder 1
Chinese Children, 1938 -- 1939
Box 3 Folder 2
Chinese Boy Scouts, 1938 -- 1939
Box 3 Folder 3
South China, 1937 -- 1939
Box 3 Folder 4
East China, 1937 -- 1938
Box 3 Folder 5
Hankow, 1938
Box 3 Folder 6-7
American and Far Eastern Conflict, 1937 -- 1939
Box 3 Folder 8
Suchow, 1938
Box 3 Folder 9
Hangchow, 1938
Box 3 Folder 10
Soochow, 1937 -- 1938
Box 3 Folder 11
Reports and Correspondence, 1937 -- 1939
Box 3 Folder 12-13
Newspaper Clippings, 1937 -- 1939