893.01/10–2149: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the Netherlands (Steere)
922. Nether Min on Oct 17 handed Dept copy of note which, he said, Neth FonOff had instructed its Cons rep at Peiping to hand to Chou En-lai, “FonMin” of new regime. Fol is text note:
[Here follows text of draft printed on page 132.]
Emb shld send FonOff note along fol lines:
Dept State has noted text of msg from Neth Govt to Chi Commie auths Peiping, apparently in reply to Commie invitation for recog, copy of which was furnished Dept on Oct 17 by Neth Emb at Washington. Dept feels confident that this step was not intended as a departure from the understanding previously reached between US and Neth in May last with respect to importance of avoiding eagerness in approaching question of recog, the necessity for close and continuing consultation and the adoption to the extent feasible of a common front re relationship with Commie regime.44
Emb shld then state that, in reporting this comment, it wishes to reiterate hope that any future actions contemplated by Neth re question recog be preceded by full consultation envisaged in earlier discussions between two Govts and give assurance that US Govt fully intends to do likewise. For ur info, we have raised this matter with Brit also.
- This note was transmitted on October 25 to the Netherlands Government by the American Embassy at The Hague.↩