611.93/6–2251: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State
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Unnumbered. Strictly eyes only for the Secretary personally. This Embassy’s second in special series.1
Pursuant your second this series,2 Chinese speaking First Secretary3 called Peiping Embassy 1 p. m. today with informal personal note from me for delivery Peiping Ambassador.4 Was received by Second Secretary who, altho informed note important, declined accept it on basis “no diplomatic relations exist”. He did accept calling card bearing our First Secretary’s telephone numbers to enable Chinese to get in touch discreetly with us further if they desire and he agreed inform his Minister in matter.
While note has thus not yet been delivered, we have established contact and channel for exchange. Seems possible that when Minister and Ambassador informed, we may hear further. Propose wait approximately 72 hours and if nothing has then been forthcoming that Embassy Secretary return and inquire whether Peiping Ambassador prepared receive me personally privately, for purpose delivery oral communication.
- A notation on the source text indicated that the first message in this series was not received in the Central Files of the Department of State at the time when this message was retired to the files in June 1955.↩
- No copies of the outgoing telegrams in this series have been found in the Department of State files.↩
- Richard M. Service.↩
- Wang Chia-hsiang.↩