No. 102
Editorial Note
According to a memorandum of discussion at the 141st meeting of the National Security Council on April 28, General Vandenberg stated that the commitment from Chiang Kai-shek had been obtained and that he presumed that he should now release the jet aircraft to the Chinese Nationalist Government. The Council took the following action:
“Noted a report by General Vandenberg for the Chairman, JCS, that, pursuant to the reference action [NSC Action No. 760–a of April 8; see footnote 6, Document 93] a firm commitment has been obtained from the Chinese Nationalist Government that the Chinese Nationalist forces will not engage in offensive operations inimical to U.S. interests, and specifically that operations which radically alter the pattern or tempo of offensive operations will not be initiated without prior consultation with the U.S. Commander in Chief of the Pacific. Accordingly, shipments of jet planes to the Chinese Nationalist Government are proceeding.” (Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file)
This action constituted NSC Action No. 774. (S/S–NSC (Miscellaneous) files, lot 65 D 95, “Record of Actions by the National Security Council, 1953”)