795.00/7–1650: Telegram
The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
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[Received July 16—2:22 p. m.]
99. 1. Immediately following this telegram is another containing a hastily prepared draft of message to Nehru as suggested in Deptel 63, July 14, 8 p. m. which we received only this morning.1
2. We are not satisfied with this draft which we believe is too long and perhaps too closely reasoned. Nevertheless, we hope some of the points contained in it will be useful to Department.
3. I wish it were possible immediately after delivery of reply, which in our opinion should be devoted primarily to matters emphasized in Nehru’s message, for another message to be transmitted to Nehru setting forth in considerable detail our general policies re Korean problem, aggression, Far East, et cetera. This message might give him better understanding of our determination not to turn back or be diverted, the reasons therefor and the dangers of any appearance of vacillation. Unfortunately time has thus far prevented us from working on such a document.
- The text of telegram 63 read as follows: “Byes only for the Ambassador. Dept now working on draft message to Nehru and will submit for your comments. Sec would appreciate your own suggestions about our approach and hopes you will send them over weekend.” (123 Henderson, Loy)↩