Editorial Note
At his press conference, held February 28, Mr. Dulles stated in part that he had sought additional talks with Mr. Malik and that the latter had agreed; however, no date had as yet been set for these discussions.
The New York Herald Tribune of March 3 carried the following press statement by Mr. Malik: “With regard to the statement of Mr. Dulles of February 28 about his talks with me, I feel it necessary to state that I do not conduct any talks with Mr. Dulles on the Japanese peace treaty, and that the statement of Mr. Dulles at the press conference regarding his message to me on this matter as well as my willingness to resume negotiations on a Japanese peace treaty is absolutely groundless.”
[Page 898]The Department replied to Mr. Malik’s remarks in a press statement of March 5. For text, see Department of State Bulletin, March 19, 1951, page 453.
For additional information on this question, see the memorandum of March 10 from Mr. Gross to Mr. Dulles, page 907.