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The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
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133. Personal. Eyes only for Douglas from Secretary. I am sending you by separate telegram1 message sent me from Bevin2 and my reply.3 I hope you will emphasize to Bevin that this reply which has been approved here at highest levels represents both my own strong personal views and has fullest concurrence of all official quarters here. I think you might well remind Bevin orally of grave doubts he himself expressed to me in private conversation in London4 as to [Page 352] wisdom of Britain’s own China policy and ask him frankly what possible practical advantages he sees in trying to get Communist China into SC and return to SC of USSR in present situation. Fact that SC was able to take such prompt and effective action, subsequently endorsed by 46 nations, was due solely to absence of the Soviet and we can be certain that their return to SC at this time would be utilized solely to sow confusion and delay or hinder the primary objective of both of us—namely, to show that armed aggression does not pay. We have of course no wish to see USSR leave UN and are well aware of effect of such a permanent move on character of UN, but that is quite different matter from paying a price to obtain their return to Lake Success in an obstructionist role at this critical time.
I want you to leave him in no doubt of seriousness with which I view implications of his message and their possible effect on our whole future relationship.