840.50 Recovery/6–2448: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 24—3:06 a.m.]
1134. For Department and ECA. Despite earlier informal Foreign Office reaction regarding article VIII (see first paragraph Embtel 1128, June 23), Tung Ling told us last night that further discussions this article with other Ministries concerned promises extreme difficulty Chinese acceptance. His argument heavily based on alleged successful refusals certain European countries to accept similar provision. [Page 563] Foregoing underlines importance Embassy request contained in Embtel 1119, June 22.17
Please expedite text article III, reEmbtel 1105, June 21, as well as your decision regarding preamble and sub-paragraph 2 of article XII.
Embassy also desires re-emphasize necessity delete paragraph 1–b, article V, reEmbtel 1128, and previous this subject.
Time drawing short taking into account necessity Embassy check of Chinese text subsequent reaching agreement with Chinese on full English text.
Repeated Shanghai 518.
- In telegram No. 1119, June 22, 7 p.m., the Embassy asked to be informed of substantial changes agreed to in negotiating agreements with European nations where such changes appeared in articles comparable to those in the draft agreement with China. Such information was particularly important “since one of main arguments when Chinese resistance appears is that European beneficiaries of economic assistance are assuming same obligations as Chinese.” (840.50 Recovery/6–2248)↩