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

893B.13/5–2651: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in India

secret   priority

Washington, May 29, 1951—7 p. m.

2015. Embtels 3258 May 17 and 3366 May 26.¹ Questions raised by Liushar and Pandatshang re Tibetan desire sell wool for export US and obtain gold were under active consideration with favorable reply probable when news recd here that Peking radio had on May 27 announced conclusion May 23 “Agreement of the Central People’s Govt and the Local Govt of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet.”²

Before further consideration can be given Tibetan requests relative wool and gold, we will need ascertain whether such agreement actually reached and if so what course responsible Tibetan auths propose take re its acceptance and implementation. Pls sound out Liushar or other Tibetan officials Kalimpong and report results.

Acheson

1. Neither printed.
2. The text of the agreement, signed at Peking on May 23, 1951, may be found in Documents on International Affairs, 1951, issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (London: Oxford University Press, 1954), pp. 577–579.