III. Reactions to British proposal of November 1 favoring de jure recognition of the Peiping regime; British decision of December 15 to accord de jure recognition in January 1950; opposition by the United States to hasty recognition (November–December)
[233] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
London, December
5, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received 8:28 p. m.]
[Received 8:28 p. m.]
893.01/12–549: Telegram
[234] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
New Delhi, December
6, 1949—10 p. m.
[Received December 7—4:31 a. m.]
[Received December 7—4:31 a. m.]
893.01/12–649
[235] The Ambassador in Thailand (Stanton) to the Secretary of State
Bangkok, December
7, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received December 7—8:32 a. m.]
[Received December 7—8:32 a. m.]
893.01/12–749: Telegram
[236] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Deputy Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Freeman)
[Washington,] December 7, 1949.
893.01/12–749
[237] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State
Rome, December
7, 1949—8 p. m.
[Received December 7—5:46 p. m.]
[Received December 7—5:46 p. m.]
893.01/12–749: Telegram
[238] The Chargé in Burma (Day) to the Secretary of State
Rangoon, December
8, 1949—11 a. m.
[Received December 8—9:27 a. m.]
[Received December 8—9:27 a. m.]
893.01/12–849: Telegram
[239] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State
Rome, December
8, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received December 8—9:49 a. m.]
[Received December 8—9:49 a. m.]
893.01/12–849: Telegram
[240] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
[Washington,] December 8, 1949.
893.01/12–849
[241] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
London, December
9, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received December 9—10:55 a. m.]
[Received December 9—10:55 a. m.]
893.01/12–949: Telegram
[242] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State
Rome, December
10, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received 6:19 p. m.]
[Received 6:19 p. m.]
893.01/12–1049: Telegram
[243] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
New Delhi, December
11, 1949—9 a. m.
[Received December 11—11:13 a. m.]
[Received December 11—11:13 a. m.]
893.01/12–1149: Telegram
[244] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State
Rome, December
12, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received December 12—2:39 p. m.]
[Received December 12—2:39 p. m.]
893.01/12–1249: Telegram
[245] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Officers
Washington, December
16, 1949—3 a. m.
893.01/12–1649: Circular telegram
[246] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affaires (Hare)
[Washington,] December 16, 1949.
893.01/12–1649
[247] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
London, December
16, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received December 16—10:58 a. m.]
[Received December 16—10:58 a. m.]
893.01/12–1649: Telegram
[248] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
London, December
16, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received December 16—1:41 p. m.]
[Received December 16—1:41 p. m.]
893.01/12–1649: Telegram
[249] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
[Washington,] December 16, 1949.
893.01/12–1649
[251] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State
Paris, December
17, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received December 17—9:31 a. m.]
[Received December 17—9:31 a. m.]
893.01/12–1749: Telegram
[252] The Chargé in Burma (Day) to the Secretary of State
Rangoon, December
17, 1949—7 p. m.
[Received December 17—10:49 a. m.]
[Received December 17—10:49 a. m.]
893.01/12–1749: Telegram
[253] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
New Delhi, December
19, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received December 19—2:56 p. m.]
[Received December 19—2:56 p. m.]
893.01/12–1949: Telegram
[254] The Consul General at Saigo (Abbott) to the Secretary of State
Saigon, December
19, 1949—7 p. m.
[Received December 19—8:12 a. m.]
[Received December 19—8:12 a. m.]
893.01/12–1949: Telegram
[255] The Ambassador in the Philippines (Cowen) to the Secretary of State
Manila, December
19, 1949—11 p. m.
[Received December 20—4:03 a. m.]
[Received December 20—4:03 a. m.]
893.01/12–1949: Telegram
[256] The Consul General at Batavia (Beam) to the Secretary of State
Batavia, December
20, 1949—10 a. m.
[Received December 20—7:32 a. m.]
[Received December 20—7:32 a. m.]
893.01/12–2049: Telegram
[257] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
[Washington,] December 20, 1949.
893.01/12–2049
[258] The Ambassador in Thailand (Stanton) to the Secretary of State
Bangkok, December
20, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received December 20—12:55 p. m.]
[Received December 20—12:55 p. m.]
893.01/12–2049: Telegram
[259] The Ambassador in the Netherlands (Chapin) to the Secretary of State
The Hague, December
20, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received December 20—2:03 p. m.]
[Received December 20—2:03 p. m.]
893.01/12–2049: Telegram
[260] The Ambassador in the Philippines (Cowen) to the Secretary of State
Manila, December
20, 1949—7 p. m.
893.01/12–2049: Telegram
[261] The Consul General at Shanghai (McConaughy) to the Secretary of State
Shanghai, December
21, 1949— 3 p. m.
[Received December 21—5:12 a. m.]
[Received December 21—5:12 a. m.]
893.01/12–2149: Telegram
[262] The Chinese Ambassador (Koo) to the Secretary of State
Washington, December 21,
1949.
893.01/12–2149