817. Letter from Johnson to Clough1
Prague, July 26,
1957
Dear Ralph:
The couriers have just brought in your letter of July 18 and I am sending this reply back directly with them. I entirely agree that there is nothing to be gained by my making any statement to Wang on a partial [Typeset Page 1393] relaxation of our travel ban on correspondents for Communist China if that should take place.
On a hurried reading of the draft press release I am somewhat struck by the word “experiment”. It appears in it several times. Would perhaps “trial period” be preferable?
Hurriedly yours,
U. Alexis
Johnson
- Source: Department of State, Geneva Talks Files, Lot 72D415. Secret. Johnson signed the original “Alex.” A copy was sent to Martin.↩