159. Editorial Note
At the opening session of the China Committee meeting in Paris on May 7, the United States Delegation presented a proposal for revision of the multilateral controls on trade with China. The proposal followed closely the Department of State instructions in CA–8615, Document 155. The French Delegation also submitted a proposal at this meeting, which called for the immediate abolition of all special controls on trade with China. Polto 2645 from Paris, May 8, noted that a deadlock ensued, in which unanimous agreement for either the United States or the French proposal was evidently unobtainable. It was clear, the Delegation reported, that the United States proposal was not acceptable in its present form, and that an item-by-item review was not imminent. (Department of State, Central Files, 493.009/5–857)