601.9161/7–1450: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 14—12:17 p. m.]
125. On July 13 about hour before he and Ambassador Radhakrishnan called on Gromyko to deliver message from Nehru to Stalin (Embtel 123, July 14)1 Kapur paid hurried visit this Embassy. He said that his Ambassador had asked him see Barbour and Thurston [Page 380] with the thought they would pass on to me the following resume of Radhakrishnan’s views FE crisis:
- “1. It is our anxiety to make UN effective organ. US is deeply interested in it. So should vote for admission of China.
- 2. Russia’s boycott of UN organizations is wrong but that not justification for our non-recognition of China.
- 3. President Truman’s instructions to Chiang Kai-shek to leave Chinese mainland alone is an implicit recognition of sovereignty of People’s China in the Chinese continent.
- 4. A great nation like America can afford to be generous. Magnanimity may pay and China with whom America’s relations have been fairly long and friendly may be moved to behave reasonably.
- 5. It will not be regarded as an act of appeasement for the withdrawal of the North Korean forces to 38th parallel would be required.
- 6. UN mediation may take all steps necessary for giving protection to South Korea until final settlement.
- 7. Soothing declaration by US on Formosa would be helpful.”
Kapur performed his errand in pro forma manner clearly indicating that he was doing so to please his Ambassador and that he had no hope that presentation these Indian arguments would make any difference in US attitude. He did not reveal that approach to Soviets was imminent nor has he since been in touch with Embassy.
Department pass Delhi, London; repeated info New Delhi 14, London 47.
- See footnote 2 to telegram 124 from Moscow, supra.↩