Executive Secretariat Files: NSC 34
Memorandum by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers) to the Secretary of State
Washington, January 7,
1949.
Subject: Retention of U.S. Foothold at Shanghai
At its 31st meeting the National Security Council:
- a.
- Discussed a memorandum on the subject,9 read by the Acting Secretary of State, which indicated the most feasible of three alternative means of retaining the U.S. foothold at Shanghai.
- b.
- Agreed that the Acting Secretary of State should prepare for the information of the Council a memorandum outlining the course of action currently being followed by the Department of State with respect to the retention of a U.S. foothold at Shanghai.
The action quoted in b above is accordingly transmitted herewith for appropriate implementation.
Sidney W. Souers