310.2/7–754: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the Department of State
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17. For the Secretary. Re admission Communist China. The new Philippine representative Serrano appears wobbling on the question of Communist China. While he says he agrees with US he has been led to believe by the British that we don’t really care and that we are just going through the motions. He wanted to know whether we were in earnest and I told him we were in deadly earnest and intended to fight this Red China business to the finish. I understand Vice President Garcia, who is also Foreign Minister is even less rugged on the subject. I urgently request that our Ambassador in Manila tell them how vital this is, using the President’s press conference this morning as the basis of his argument. Please advise when you have a response from Manila.1
- Notation to the Secretary of State: “Chi Rep in UN—Lodge seeks to strengthen Phil support to keep out Red China.”↩