Chinese Representation in the United Nations
302. Memorandum From Winston Lord of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/P Files: Lot 77 D 112, Policy Planning Staff, Director’s Files, Winston Lord Chron, October 11–31, 1970. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for action. A handwritten notation on the memorandum reads: “Al, Win informed. Pouch back.”
303. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 299, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. V. Secret; Nodis.
304. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Confidential. Drafted October 27 by Robert B. Boettcher (IO) and revised October 28 in S/S-S by Thomas M. Harrington.
305. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret. Drafted on October 30 by McNutt.
306. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 299, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. V. Secret; Exdis.
307. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Japan
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Richard A. Ericson, cleared by Robert Emmons, and approved by Assistant Secretary Green. Repeated to Ottawa, Rome, Taipei, Hong Kong, and USUN.
308. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Limited Official Use. Repeated to Taipei and Hong Kong.
309. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 299, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. V. Secret; Exdis. Sent for information. An undated draft of this memorandum, prepared earlier in November, is ibid.
310. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret.
311. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Exdis. Drafted November 17 by U. Alexis Johnson and Shoesmith and cleared by Winthrop G. Brown, De Palma, Ronald I. Spiers, and William I. Cargo. An attached memorandum from Rogers to Assistant Secretaries Green and De Palma, and to the Directors of the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs and the Policy Planning Staff, dated November 18, authorized the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to coordinate the policy review. Another attached memorandum from Deputy Assistant Secretary Winthrop G. Brown to Rogers, dated November 17, recommended the initiation of a Departmental review of U.S. China policy.
312. National Security Study Memorandum 107
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials,
NSC Files, Box 365, Subject
Files, NSSMs. Secret; Sensitive.
Copies were sent to Laird, Moorer, Stans, and
Kennedy. In a November 10 memorandum to
Wright, Holdridge, Sonnenfeldt, and
Kennedy, Lord noted that Kissinger wanted “both an inter-agency effort and an
in-house NSC study” of this issue.
(Ibid., RG 59, S/P Files: Lot 77 D 112, Policy Planning Staff,
Director’s Files, Winston Lord
Chron, November 1970) Nixon was initially unaware of NSSM 107. On November 22 he wrote a
short note to Kissinger: “On
a very confidential basis, I would like for you to have prepared in
your staff—without any notice to people who might leak—a study of
where we are to go with regard to the admission of Red China to the
UN. It seems to me that the time
is approaching sooner than we might think when we will not have the
votes to block admission. The question we really need an answer to
is how we can develop a position in which we can keep our
commitments to Taiwan and yet will not be rolled by those who favor
admission of Red China.” (Ibid.) Kissinger responded with a short note on November 27
explaining to Nixon that the
studies were already underway. (Ibid.)
Also on November 19
NSSM 106 called upon the
Interdepartmental Group for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, together
with representatives of the Treasury and Commerce Departments, to
study long- and short-range U.S.
policy goals toward China, U.S.
policy toward Taiwan, tactics to be pursued to implement these
policies, coordination of policies with other countries having
particular interests in China, and the effects of U.S.-China policy on relations with the
Soviet Union and on U.S. interests in
Southeast Asia. (Ibid., Nixon
Presidential Materials, NSC Files,
Box 365, Subject Files, NSSMs)NSSM 106 is
printed in
Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume
XVII, China, 1969–1972.
313. Telegram From the Consulate General in Hong Kong to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Priority; Exdis. This telegram was forwarded to USUN on November 23 as telegram 191736 and to Taipei on December 1 as telegram 195256. (Ibid.)
314. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 299, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. V. Secret; Exdis.
315. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Mexico
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Taipei. Drafted by Peter Johnson, cleared by Eliot, and approved by Rogers. The telegram was passed to the President by Kissinger in the daily briefing memorandum for December 8. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 14, President’s Daily Briefing)
316. Telegram From the Consulate General in Hong Kong to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Exdis.
317. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Confidential. Repeated to Brussels, London, Rome, and Taipei.
318. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Confidential. Repeated to Brussels, London, Taipei, and USUN.
319. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 300, USUN, January–May 1971, Vol. VI. Secret; Exdis.
320. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret. Drafted by Jenkins.
321. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret. Drafted by Jenkins.
322. Memonradum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Noforn; Exdis. Drafted January 26 by Feldman; cleared by Armitage, De Palma, Green, Shoesmith, and J. Theodore Papendorp; and approved in S/S-S on February 1.
323. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret. Drafted on January 22 by Feldman and cleared by De Palma, Brown, and Armitage.
324. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Confidential. Repeated to Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taipei.
325. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Exdis. Drafted on February 2 by Shoesmith and cleared in draft by Deputy Assistant Secretary Winthrop G. Brown and Assistant Secretary Mr. De Palma.
326. Response to National Security Study Memorandum 107
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 80 D 212, National Security Files, NSSM 107. Secret.NSSM 107 is Document 312. According to a covering memorandum from De Palma, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Working Group, he submitted this report to Kissinger on January 25. It was then forwarded to Irwin, Packard, Moorer, and Helms by Jeanne Davis on January 27. She noted that the report would be discussed at the February 26 Senior Review Group meeting, but the meeting was not held until March 9. For the minutes of this meeting, see Document 335. Davis also distributed an Issues Paper prepared in the Department of State to Irwin, Packard, Moorer, Helms, Anthony Jurich (Treasury), and Robert McLellan (Commerce Department) on February 9. (National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 80 D 212, National Security Files, NSSM 107)
327. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Nodis.
328. Letter From the Representative to the United Nations (Yost) to Secretary of State Rogers
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret. Secretary Rogers acknowledged Yost’s letter on February 23, and invited him to attend the meeting of the Senior Review Group of the NSC when it discussed NSSM 107. (Ibid.) See Document 335.
329. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Limited Official Use. Repeated to Taipei, Hong Kong, Bujumbura, Mogadiscio, Tokyo, London, Paris, and Rome.
330. Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret. Drafted by Feldman; cleared by Armitage, John A. Froebe, Jr., and Shoesmith; and approved by Deputy Assistant Secretary Herz. Sent to Canberra, Tokyo, and Wellington and repeated to USUN, Taipei, and Hong Kong.
331. Memorandum From the Country Director for the Republic of China (Shoesmith) to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Green)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHINAT. Secret. Drafted by Charles T. Sylvester and Shoesmith and cleared by William T. Breer and William A. Brown.