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The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in China
259. ReDeptel 214 Sept 4. Dept notes Ch’en Ch’eng at memorial service Sept 4 set forth his “administration plan” for coming year, with plan divided into pre-counter-offensive, general counter-offensive and post-counter-offensive periods. Direction Nat thinking clear to see.
US Govt’s position is not in support of any Nat program to return to mainland but is aimed simply at protecting Formosa from attack. As you will appreciate handling of matter in UNSC and UNGA in effort to achieve pacific settlement of problems centering on island is delicate operation, with many complications posed by reasons attitudes of powerful friends US and China, particularly UK and India. Actions taken by Nat Govt prejudicial to pacific solution problem cld in opinion US Govt hardly work otherwise than to detriment Nat Govt itself.
Above for background in ur conversations with Nat officials.