795.00/11–1450: Telegram
The Ambassador in Canada (Woodward) to the Secretary of State
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[Received November 14—8:49 p. m.]
150. In absence of FonMin Pearson I called on Under Secretary Heeney this morning and left with him note verbale as instructed Deptel 95 November 131 regarding use by enemy of Manchuria as [Page 1156] sanctuary for forces attacking UN forces in Korea. After reading note verbale, Heeney said this serious military development had been foreseen by Canadian Government which recognized its inevitability and gravity. For this and other reasons Canada had been anxious to give Chinese Communist regime firmest assurances no UN or US ambitions respect to China. Such assurances to be offered by some third power, possibly India, to which Chinese would give credence.
Henney stated Canadian Government would recognize justification of hot pursuit enemy aircraft across Manchurian border and would find this limitation placed upon UN forces admirable restraint, although he did not discount altogether future possibility of further military action beyond border. Heeney wished same restraint could be shown in all our dealings with China at this critical moment, obviously reference to presentation our case UN.