794A.022/7–2351: Telegram
The Chargé in the Republic of China (Rankin) to the Secretary of State
105. During private discussion of US-Australia-Canberra [New Zealand] tripartite pact1 with FonMin2 today he asked me whether Dept had any plans for including Chi Govt and more specifically Formosa in similar arrangement. He pointed out Phil demand for defense pact with US3 might bring up related problems affecting Formosa including Seventh Fleet’s mission.
Replied I assumed Dept had considered above questions in relation Formosa but view polit problems involved it premature take position in matter. I expressed hope tripartite pact was only first step in more comprehensive security arrangements in Pacific and suggested Chi Govt give matter continuing study to determine how it might fit into collective security system as it develops in FE.
FonMin requested I put question in para one to Dept in any case.
- For documentation concerning the security treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, signed at San Francisco on September 1, 1951, see vol. vi, Part 1, pp. 132 ff. For the text of the treaty, see 3 UST (pt. 3) 3420.↩
- George Kung-Chao Yen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China.↩
- For documentation regarding the mutual defense treaty between the Philippines and the United States, signed at Washington on August 30, 1951, see vol. vi, Part 1, pp. 132 ff. For the text of the treaty, see 3 UST (pt. 3) 3947.↩