611.93/9–1350: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in India
secret
Washington, October 2,
1950—7 p. m.
487. Urtel 641 Sep 13.1 Dept concurs desirability informal consultation Bajpai prior any attempt contact Chi Commie Amb. However Dept considers present not appropriate time for such move and desires [Page 838] you take no action unless Dept so instructs. This not intended prevent casual contact with Chi Commie Amb.
Webb
- Not printed. It conveyed the Embassy’s belief that it might be useful to make contact with the newly arrived Ambassador from the People’s Republic of China through Bajpai, if the latter felt that a talk between the Chinese Communist Ambassador and an Embassy representative might be useful. (611.93/9–1350)↩