Office of the Historian

501.AA/6–2149

Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Chinese Affairs (Freeman) to the Deputy Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs (Allison)

confidential
[Washington,] June 29, 1949.

Subject: Problems Which May Arise Concerning Chinese Communists and the United Nations

Reference is made to the memorandum of June 21 from Miss Bacon to Mr. Sprouse on the above subject. We were in agreement with the suggestions for present action as set forth in the memorandum. The very detailed discussion of possibilities in connection with the question of Chinese Communist claims for recognition appears to cover the ground thoroughly as of this date.

We have informed Miss Bacon that we are in accord with the suggested approach to UNA and Miss Bacon will take up the question with the United State Mission in New York at the time of her forthcoming visit there.

There is attached the suggested telegram to the concerned posts in China on the subject of treatment of any Communist applications for travel as delegates to the United Nations.1

  1. Circular telegram, July 1, 1949, not printed.↩