611.95A241/12–1754: Telegram
No. 450
The Acting
Secretary of State to the Secretary
of State, at Paris1
Tedul 9. Phleger and Robertson went to New York yesterday and together with Ambassador Lodge spent almost two hours with Hammarskjold and Stavropoulos, U.N. Counsel.2 Phleger presented briefing book of two volumes which contained in detail all factual material bearing on Hammarskjold mission. Included was data on U.S. citizens in China and Chinese in U.S. Hammarskjold expressed appreciation for briefing information which he said answered all questions he had on subject. If any questions arose later he would ask. Hammarskjold asked no questions about U.S. attitude regarding returning Chinese in U.S. and this was not discussed. He did inquire however basis their detention, which was stated to be security reasons.
[Page 1039]Phleger gained impression Hammarskjold had confidence in UN case and in his mission.