893.20 Missions/12–847: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:09 p.m.]
2353. Phrasing used my 2327, December 3, 11 a.m. to which exception was taken in your 1476, December 5, 7 p.m. was merely careless drafting. My idea was and is that in each of various fields in which we may anticipate advising Chinese we should proceed with caution adjusting possibly tempo and character of our advice and assistance to changing situation for better or for worse in China; in other words that we should not bind ourselves to too rigid directives. I agree completely that General Barr’s status and responsibilities should be specifically defined and delimited before his departure from US.