893.50 Recovery/4–2149: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cabot)
Washington, April 21,
1949—4 p. m.
706. [For] Merchant. Authorization sought your 1281 Apr 21 accorded. For your info only, Dept planning meet next week with ECA and Bureau Budget to ensure that Presidential allocation to ECA of authority accorded by recent legislation will properly take into account Taiwan. Have you any suggestions re earmarking beyond $17 million and JCRR $8 million?
Acheson