173. Editorial Note
At the China Committee meeting of May 27, the British Delegate stated that his government had decided to eliminate the China differential. The text of his statement was transmitted to the Department in Polto 2828 from Paris, May 27. (Department of State, Central Files, 493.009/5–2757) On May 29 Prime Minister Macmillan explained the British decision in a statement to the House of Commons. The British Foreign Office provided the Embassy in London with an advance text of Macmillan’s statement, which it transmitted to the Department in telegram 6546 from London, May 29. (Ibid., 493.009/5–2957)
On May 30, the Department of State issued a press release expressing its disappointment with the British decision. For text of the press release, see Department of State Bulletin, June 17, 1957, pages 967–968.