Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, China, Volume XIX

37. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland⁰

Washington, August 20, 1958, 8:30 p.m.

158. Warsaw for Beam; Bern for Clough; Geneva for Dexter. Your 234.¹

1. Especially in view present tension situation Taiwan Straits Department considers desirable talks be renewed with minimum delay following Chinese Communists response. Concur your plan arrange earliest feasible initial meeting (i.e. before departure Vienna) if Wang replies this week. In event response made after your departure suggest Embassy inform you in Vienna and you then instruct Embassy arrange date soon after your return notifying Dexter accordingly. In this case would be desirable you plan return on basis minimum period after September 7 considered necessary for inspection fair exhibition.

2. Injunction para 2 Deptel 97² applies with as much or greater force to presence United States representative in Chinese Communist Embassy as to reverse. No calls should be made at Chinese Communist Embassy; even initial contact should be made at 3rd country embassy or other suitable neutral locale.

3. Not considered you require any credentials other than letter July 28 to Wang from Martin our previously designated representative.³

Herter

0. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/8–1858. Confidential. Drafted by Lutkins, cleared with EE, and approved by Robertson. Repeated to Bern and Geneva.
1. Telegram 234 from Warsaw, August 20, requested guidance concerning plans for Beam’s initial meeting with Wang. (Ibid.)
2. Telegram 97 to Warsaw, July 30, stated that alternate use of the two Embassies was ruled out for policy reasons. (Ibid., 611.93/7–2858)
3. See footnote 1, Document 18.