894A.01/9–649: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consul at Shanghai (McConaughy)
1824. Ur 3655 Sept 6, rptd Nanking 1915, Canton 1080. Dept believes in meeting inquiries and charge re Taiwan you could well emphasize that US neither has nor seeks milit bases or special privileges of any kind on island and that there are no Amer armed forces thereon. US is attempting assist Taiwanese to increase productivity and improve living conditions on island thru ECA and JCRR. For this assistance, as in the case of similar assistance to mainland China, it is neither seeking nor receiving special concessions or privileges of any kind. You might at same time suggest contrast this with Sov[iet] record in Sinkiang, Outer Mongolia and Manchuria.
[Page 386]For ur info only Dept and other concerned agencies of Govt studying all aspects Taiwan problem but not prepared at present make any public statement thereon.