III. Reactions to British proposal of November 1 favoring de jure recognition of the Peiping regime; British decision of December 15 to accord de jure recognition in January 1950; opposition by the United States to hasty recognition (November–December)
[263] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State
Rome, December
21, 1949—10 p. m.
[Received 10:37 p. m.]
[Received 10:37 p. m.]
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[264] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State
Paris, December
22, 1949—noon.
[Received December 22—8:14 a. m.]
[Received December 22—8:14 a. m.]
751.51G/12–2249: Telegram
[265] The Ambassador in France (Brace) to the Secretary of State
Paris, December
22, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received December 22—8:14 a. m.]
[Received December 22—8:14 a. m.]
893.00/12–2249: Telegram
[266] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
London, December
22, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received December 22—3:12 p. m.]
[Received December 22—3:12 p. m.]
893.01/12–2249: Telegram
[267] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
London, December
22, 1949—7 p. m.
[Received December 22—4:11 p. m.]
[Received December 22—4:11 p. m.]
893.01/12–2249: Telegram
[268] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Ambassador in Thailand (Stanton)
Bangkok, December 22,
1949.
893.01/12–2249
[269] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
London, December
23, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received December 23—5:16 p. m.]
[Received December 23—5:16 p. m.]
893.01/12–2349: Telegram
[270] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas)
Washington, December
23, 1949—10 p. m.
893.01/12–1649: Telegram
[271] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
[Washington,] December 24, 1949.
893.01/12–2449
[272] The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, December
24, 1949—9 a. m.
[Received December 27—12:38 p. m.]
[Received December 27—12:38 p. m.]
893.01/12–2449: Telegram
[273] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
[Washington,] December 27, 1949.
893.01/12–2749
[274] The Chargé in Burma (Day) to the Secretary of State
Rangoon, December
27, 1949—noon.
[Received 1:48 p. m.]
[Received 1:48 p. m.]
893.01/12–2749: Telegram
[275] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Sprouse)
[Washington,] December 27, 1949.
893.01/12–2749
[276] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Philippines (Cowen)
Washington, December
27, 1949—5 p. m.
893.01/12–2049: Telegram
[278] The Consul at Taipei (Edgar) to the Secretary of State
Taipei, December 27,
1949.
[Received January 4, 1950.]
[Received January 4, 1950.]
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[279] The Consul General at Singapore (Langdon) to the Secretary of State
Singapore, December
28, 1949—5 p. m.
[Received December 28—4:58 a. m.]
[Received December 28—4:58 a. m.]
893.01/12–2849: Telegram
[280] The Ambassador in Sweden (Matthews) to the Secretary of State
Stockholm, December
28, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received 9:33 p. m.]
[Received 9:33 p. m.]
893.01/12–2849: Telegram
[281] The Ambassador in Norway (Bay) to the Secretary of State
Oslo, December
28, 1949—8 p. m.
[Received December 28—3:39 p. m.]
[Received December 28—3:39 p. m.]
893.01/12–2849: Telegram
[282] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Deputy Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Freeman)
[Washington,] December 29, 1949.
893.01/12–2949
[283] The Chargé in Bwrma (Day) to the Secretary of State
Rangoon, December
29, 1949—2 p. m.
[Received December 29—10:38 a. m.]
[Received December 29—10:38 a. m.]
893.01/12–2949: Telegram
[284] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
New Delhi, December
29, 1949—3 p. m.
[Received 5:09 p. m.]
[Received 5:09 p. m.]
898.01/12–2949: Telegram
[285] The Ambassador in Ceylon (Satterthwaite) to the Secretary of State
Colombo, December
29, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received December 29—9:32 a. m.]
[Received December 29—9:32 a. m.]
893.01/12–2949: Telegram
[286] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Netherlands (Chapin)
Washington, December
29, 1949—7 p. m.
893.01/12–2049: Telegram
[287] The Deputy United States Representative at the United Nations (Gross) to the Secretary of State
New York, December
29, 1949—10:30 p. m.
[Received December 30—1 a. m.]
[Received December 30—1 a. m.]
501.A Summaries/12–2949: Telegram
[288] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
London, December
30, 1949—noon.
[Received December 30—8:26 a. m.]
[Received December 30—8:26 a. m.]
893.01/12–3049: Telegram
[289] Memorandum by Miss Ruth E. B , United Nations Adviser of the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Merchant)
[Washington,] December 30, 1949.
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[290] The Ambassador in Australia (Jarman) to the Secretary of State
Canberra, December
31, 1949—1 p. m.
[Received December 31—5:11 a. m.]
[Received December 31—5:11 a. m.]
893.01/12–3149: Telegram