Brothers in Arms (127 page)

Authors: Odd Arne Westad

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What other questions do you have?


Mao Zedong: At the present time the main question is economic cooperation the reconstruction and development of the Manchurian economy.


Stalin: I think that we will entrust the preparation of this question to Comrades Mikoyan, Vyshinskii, Zhou Enlai, and Li Fuchun. ⁶


Any other questions?


Mao Zedong: I would like to note that the air regiment that you sent to China was very helpful. They transported 10,000 people. Let me thank you, Comrade Stalin, for the help and ask you to allow it to stay a little longer, so it could help transport provisions to Liu Bocheng's troops, ⁷currently preparing for an attack on Tibet.


Stalin: It's good that you are preparing to attack. The Tibetans need to be subdued. As for the air regiment, we shall talk this over with the military personnel and give you an answer.

The meeting took two hours.

Present at the meeting were Comrades Molotov, Malenkov, Mikoyan, Vyshinskii,


⁶Li Fuchun, member of the PRC State Council Finance and Economics Committee.

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