Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Far East: China, Volume VII

693.0023/3–3147: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, March 31, 1947—11 a.m.
[Received March 31—8:38 a.m.]

1102. Following is translation of body of note dated March 29 from FonOff in reply to our note March 17.

“Procedure for visits of foreign vessels to Dalny set forth in Ministry’s note of March 3⁶⁴ corresponds to Soviet-Chinese agreement of August 14, 1945 concerning port of Dalny. Minister Foreign Affairs does not consider it possible to introduce changes in above-mentioned procedure as that would not correspond to above-mentioned agreement. [”]

Dept repeat Nanking.

Smith

64. See telegram No. 643, March 4, 8 p.m., from the Ambassador in the Soviet Union, p. 497.