761.93/8–2949
Memorandum by Mr. Livingston T. Merchant, of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs, to the Chief of the Division of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
secret
[Washington,] August 29,
1949.
In connection with New York’s 1001 of August 26 I agreed tonight with Jack Hickerson that he should authorize Jack Ross in New York to discuss with Cadogan and Chauvel his conversation with Tsiang relative to the latter’s plans to raise in the UN the case for violation of the Sino-Soviet Treaty.
I also agreed with Mr. Hickerson that while Lie had been off-base in discussing this matter with his staff, Hickerson should not at this time on this issue call him to task.