Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Asia and the Pacific, Volume VI, Part 1

693.94/10–2551: Telegram

The Chargé in the Republic of China (Rankin) to the Secretary of State

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Taipei, October 25, 1951—noon.

546. ReDeptel 334, Oct 17.¹ and mytel 526, Oct 20.² FonMin yesterday handed me note referring to various formulas for scope application Sino-Jap treaty and proposing for us consideration fol formula which he believes contains essential features of that suggested by Dept.

“It is mutually understood that the present treaty shall be applicable to all territories which are now and may hereafter be under the actual control of either high contracting party.”

Note states Chi Govt attaches “much importance” to excluding formula from text of treaty but is willing have it recorded in agreed minutes at time treaty signed. Note adds hope of early agreement between. US and Chi Govt on above so that bilat treaty may be signed before multilat takes effect.

FonMin said he had no info re date arrival Taipei of new Jap agency head.³

Sent Dept 546, rptd info Tokyo 61.

Rankin

1. See footnote 3, p. 1363.
2. Not printed.
3. The Japanese Overseas Agency in Taiwan opened November 17.