862i.01/61: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Wallace)

1692. Your 1982, December 6th, 5 p.m.

Refer statement therein that President’s desire regarding Yap not reiterated during meeting of May 2d. Supplementing Department’s 1674, December 6th, which answers rest of French note received by you December 6th, inform Foreign Office this Government considers question of disposition of Tsingtao cables, which do not touch the island of Yap, irrelevant to internationalization of that island, and can perceive no reason for their reaching conclusions regarding our position about Yap from our not having brought up its discussion during meeting of May 2d.

Davis