Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East and Australasia, Volume VII, Part 2

890.00B/1–449: Circular airgram

The Acting Secretary of State to Certain American Missions ²

confidential

Washington, January 4, 1949—8:10 a. m.

Containment of Communism in Southeast Asia

Embassy London states that the UK Foreign Office feels that because of political differences it would be impossible to bring Asiatic and western nations together at a conference to discuss the containment of Communism in southeast Asia. The Foreign Office hopes to arrange continuing discussions through diplomatic channels with all countries concerned.

Lovett

2. Sent to 15 posts at Bangkok, Batavia, Canberra, Colombo, Hanoi, Karachi, Manila, Moscow, Nanking, New Delhi, Paris, Rangoon, Saigon, Singapore, and The Hague.