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893.00/7–1149: Telegram

The Minister-Counselor of Embassy in China (Clark) to the Secretary of State

Canton, July 11, 1949—10 p. m.
[Received July 12—8:10 a. m.]

Cantel 717. Evidencing the increasing perturbation in Government circles over possibility release our white paper [on] China, Cantel 710, July 11,27 was Vice Foreign Minister Tung Ling’s comment to me today that if white paper is issued, Chinese Government would likely issue comparable document their side of picture beginning with Yalta.

Clark
  1. Vol. viii, “Political and military situation in China”, chapter VI.↩