894A.01/8–3149: Telegram
The Consul General at Taipei (Macdonald) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 31—10:53 a. m.]
437. At brief meeting Wang Shih-chieh expressed himself, according to Chiang Mon-lin, chairman JCRR, as being interested and in favor of some type of joint Sino-American administration for Taiwan in order to have US protection and keep out the Communists. Chiang Mon-lin stated that he is under the impression that Wang was expressing the opinion of a considerable group of prominent thinking Chinese political leaders, and thinks that some approach along such lines might be made to the US. Reference is made to mytel 429, August 30 re conversation with Wang Shih-chieh.
In my opinion any Sino-American joint administration in Formosa would be doomed to failure if Generalissimo continued exercise any authority or influence. If he were forced to get out and stay out of picture entirely, no reason for Sino-American administration not being successful.