Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East: China, Volume VIII

898.00/5–649: Telegram

The Ambassador in Frame (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, May 6, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received May 6—11:09 a. m.]

1842. In view press reports of rapid Chinese Communist advance toward Canton, Director Far Eastern Section, Foreign Office, called us today to inquire whether our Chargé [sic] would be instructed to follow government should it be compelled to leave that city for another haven, presumably Formosa. He expressed personal view that representatives should follow government as long as we extend recognition to it, although Foreign Office would like obtain our views before final decision.

Caffery