110.11 DU/8–2354: Telegram
No. 261
The Chargé in the Republic of China
(Cochran) to the Department of State1
128. Foreign Minister today informed sense Deptel 107, August 202 regarding possible Dulles visit. Embassy believes Chinese authorities most likely raise following questions: (1) Mutual security treaty, (2) inclusion off-shore islands in United States defense perimeter, (3) US attitude towards counter offensive and build-up of former for eventual return to mainland, (4) US military and economic aid program (other than as affected by foregoing three points) including request for greater aid presumably available result armistice Indochina, (5) Chinese representation in UN and NGRC desire substantive vote on this issue in UNGA.
Embassy considers Secretary might most usefully stress need for release Soviet tanker Tuapse if ship still under detention.
Will make schedule recommendations later.
Tokyo please inform Rankin.3
- Repeated for information to Tokyo.↩
- Telegram 107 reported that Secretary Dulles was considering making a 2-day visit to Taipei after attending the conference which was to open on Sept. 6 at Manila to formalize the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty. It also instructed the Embassy to so inform the Chinese Government and to suggest points which the Chinese might raise and which the Secretary might stress. (110.11 DU/8–2054) For documentation on the Manila Conference, see vol. xii, Part 1, pp. 852 ff.↩
- Rankin was in Japan, en route from Washington to Taipei.↩