Office of the Historian

574. Telegram 327 to Prague1

Washington, April 12, 1956, 9:22 p.m.
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327. For Johnson.

Geneva’s 1739. Close check through Department shows that no repeat no change in Department’s position on passports valid for Communist China has taken place. Policy not to reexamine question prior to release of imprisoned Americans remains unaltered. Department unable to find any indication of recent approach by Catledge or any other New York Times representative on this subject.

Dulles
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/4–956. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by McConaughy; cleared by Sebald, Robertson, Phleger, Donovan (EE), Chase (SCA), McIlvaine (P) and Macomber (S).↩