Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Volume III, China, Microfiche Supplement

433. Telegram 1466 to Geneva¹

Washington, January 9, 1956, 7:04 p.m.

1466. For Johnson. Deptel 1465.

Following is U.S. revision of Chinese Communist counterproposal of December 1 to be introduced January 12 meeting:

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Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, and Ambassador Wang Ping-nan, on behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, agree to announce:

The United States of America and the People’s Republic of China are determined that they will settle disputes between them through peaceful means and that, without prejudice to the inherent right of individual and collective self-defense, they will not resort to the threat or use of force in the Taiwan area or elsewhere.

The two Ambassadors should continue their talks to seek practical and feasible means for the realization of this common desire.

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Dulles

1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/1–956. Secret, Priority, Limit Distribution. Drafted by Phleger and Clough; cleared in draft by Dulles and Sebald and by McConaughy.