890.20/7–2549: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Saigon
130. Dept cirtel July 20, 1 a. m.,1 will serve as guidance in interview with Quirino2 (urtel 232 Jul 133) shld he raise question US attitude re Pacific Pact and recent Chiang4–Quirino conversations.
However, before you call on Quirino, you shld, after consultation with Emb Manila, visit Romulo5 who was thoroughly briefed on Dept’s position these matters, before his recent return Manila.
In discussing with Quirino Viet–Phil relations, suggest you be guided by Deptel to Bangkok 350, Jun 20, rptd Manila as 740.3 You shld emphasize that US is constantly urging Fr govt to be most liberal in accommodating legitimate nationalist aspirations of Vietnamese. You may imply that Phil govt may wish consider making similar approaches this connection to Fr pointing out that to give Bao Dai experiment greatest chance success possible, Fr must move rapidly and liberally in interpretation and implementation of Mar 8 Agreement which Dept considers only as first of series of steps which must be taken in evolution situation Indochina.6
- Scheduled for publication in part 2 of the present volume.↩
- President Elpidio Quirino of the Philippines.↩
- Not printed.↩
- President Chiang Kai-shek of China on a visit from Taipei to Baguio.↩
- Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine Representative at the United Nations.↩
- Not printed.↩
- Repeated as 876 to Manila.↩