Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Korea and China, Volume VII, Part 2

293.1111/10–851: Telegram

The Ambassador in Burma (Key) to the Secretary of State

confidential

Rangoon, October 8, 1951—11 a. m.

350. Embtel 289, Sept 17.¹ Permanent Secretary FonOff advised by Burma Amb Peiping that latter and several other chiefs mission mentioned to Russian Amb unsatisfactory treatment accorded Amer nationals China. In his capacity as doyen Russian Amb called situation attn CPR FonMin who stated he “wld give matter consideration”.

Burma Amb added that various Embs had agreed also individually to bring subj attn CPR FonOff as opportunities occurred.

Key

1. The reference telegram, not printed, reported that the Burmese Foreign Office had instructed its Embassy in Peking to associate itself with representations which other missions there were making regarding the treatment of American nationals (293.1111/9–1751).