399. Telegram 1354 to Geneva1
1354. For Johnson. Reference Deptel 1352.
Following is Wang’s December 1 draft on renunciation of force as amended by Department.
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[Typeset Page 565]A. Ambassador Wang Ping-nan, on behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, and Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, agree to announce:
B. The People’s Republic of China and the United States of America are determined that they should settle disputes between them through peaceful negotiations without resort to the threat or use of force; and they renounce the use of force in general, and with particular reference to the Taiwan area, except in individual and collective self defense.
C. The two Ambassadors should continue their talks to seek practical and feasible means for the realization of this common desire. END TEXT
Department has decided not to object to form of joint announcement at this time rather than insist on separate, unilateral announcement so that if Communists should break off talks they could not utilize dispute over form of announcement to obscure real issue.
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/12–655. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Clough; cleared by Sebald, Phleger in draft, and McConaughy.↩