Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, East Asia and the Pacific, Volume XII, Part 2

690B.9321/1–854: Telegram

No. 143
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China¹

secret

Washington, January 12, 1954—9:09 p.m.

647. Rangoon’s 665 rptd Taipei 128, Bangkok 148.² Assume Embassies Taipei and Bangkok conveyed text Burmese memorandum quoted reftel to Chinese and Thai Governments. Consider memorandum satisfactory basis for Joint Committee proceeding with measures for further evacuation.

Believe Committee should consider all outstanding questions and action at diplomatic level should be required only on matters where Committee unable reach agreement or act without decision governments concerned.

Hope Chinese and Thai Governments concur this concept Committee’s role and authorize Embassies their discretion discuss matter with Chinese and Thai Governments assure representatives on Committee appropriately instructed.

Dulles

1. Also sent to Bangkok; repeated to Rangoon.
2. Dated Jan. 8; it transmitted the text of a memorandum received that day from the Burmese Foreign Office confirming Acly’s Jan. 3 conversation with Tun Shein. (690B.9321/1–854)