Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East: China, Volume IX

893.01/11–2849: Telegram

The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

London, November 28, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received November 29—12:30 p. m.]

4731. According Scarlett, Foreign Office, French Embassy, London, has informed him that Vatican is putting considerable pressure on French Government to recognize Chinese Communists arguing that until France and other nations with influential Catholic population recognize Communists Vatican cannot do so, and until Vatican recognizes Communists it lacks means to oppose communism in China [garbled group] protection Catholic interests there.

Sent Department 4731, repeated Paris 933.

Douglas