Charles C. Stelle (25 October 1910 – 11 June 1964)[1] was a United States diplomat.

Early life

Stelle was born to missionary parents in Peking in 1910, and lived in China until he was 14 years old.[1]

Career

During World War II, Stelle worked on the Far East for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).[1] Stelle was a member of the Dixie Mission (1944–1947), an American observation mission to Yan'an, China, to investigate the Chinese Communists.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Charles C. Stelle, 53, Is Dead". The New York Times. 12 June 1964.
  2. ↑ Carolle J. Carter, Mission to Yenan: American Liaison with the Chinese Communists 1944-1947 (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1997).


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