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

123 Stuart, J. Leighton

Memorandum by the Secretary of State of a Conversation With the President

[Washington,] July 11, 1949.

Return of Ambassador Stuart

The President agrees that Ambassador Stuart should not arrive in this country prior to issuance of the White Paper.⁹³

The President also believes that it is important and desirable for the Ambassador to visit Canton before returning. He believes that it would not be understood in the United States for the Ambassador to return after being out of touch for so long with the Government to which he is accredited.

93. Department of State, United States Relations With China (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1949). For documentation on the publication of the China White Paper, see vol. ix, pp. 1365 ff.