Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Volume III, China, Microfiche Supplement

352. Telegram 1101 from Geneva¹

Geneva, November 8, 1955, 8 p.m.

1101. From Johnson.

Renew recommendations my 1061 except as follows:

1. Pursue question of CHICOM press leak subject to whatever reply if any I have received to my today’s letter.

2. Make brief statement on implementation.

3. While CHICOM purpose in Daily Worker leak clear and I will continue vigorously pursue violation by Wang private nature our talks believe we should ourselves recognize it has some compensating advantages. By leak CHICOMS have tended create public impression they have renounced force substantially on our terms. They now face problem of attempting publicly to explain “fine print” of their conditions and reservations and we should not help them in this.

Gowen

1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–855. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution.