893.01/12–2949: Telegram
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.]
288. Permanent Secretary External Affairs informs me Ceylon expects follow UK lead in recognizing Communist regime in China. He expects his action be completed before Commonwealth Foreign Ministers convene on January 9.
Satterthwaite