November–December 1958, Aftermath of the Crisis: The Question of Nationalist Forces on the Offshore Islands; Increased U.S. Military Aid to the Nationalists
233. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–558. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bennett and Green, cleared by Robertson and in draft by Parsons and Martin, cleared with L and in substance with the Department of Defense, and approved by Dulles. Repeated to Taipei and USUN for Lodge.
234. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–758. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN and Taipei.
235. Telegram From the Chief of Naval Operations (Burke) to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/11–1158. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Rear Admiral U.S.G. Sharp, Assistant Director of the Strategic Plans Division in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans and Policy; and approved by Burke. Repeated to COMTAIWANDEFCOM(US). The documents cited in footnotes 1 and 2 below are in the Supplement.
236. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5/11–1458. Secret; Limit Distribution. Received at 1:57 p.m. Repeated to CINCPAC. The documents cited in footnotes 1, 2, and 4 below are in the Supplement.
237. Letter From President Eisenhower to President Chiang
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Drafted in the Department of State and cleared by Dulles, who added the second paragraph. A draft was sent to him in Seattle in Tedul 7, November 12; he replied in Dulte 8 from Seattle, November 13. (Ibid., Central Files, 611.93/11–1258 and 611.93/11–1358, respectively) The message was transmitted to Taipei in telegram 424, November 17; telegram 751 from Taipei, November 18, reported that it had been delivered that evening. (Ibid., 793.00/11–1758 and 793.00/11–1858, respectively)
238. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith) to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, China, 1957–58. Secret.
239. Memorandum From the Regional Planning Adviser in the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (Green) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.5/11–1858. Secret. Drafted by Green.
240. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Foreign Secretary Lloyd
Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret.
241. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–2258. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Robert A. Aylward of the Office of Chinese Affairs and by Martin and Lutkins; cleared by Robertson and Becker and in draft by Green and with the Department of Defense; and approved by Herter. Repeated to Taipei and USUN for Lodge.
242. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Burke)
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 65 D 497, FE 3500–3699. Top Secret; Routine. Received at 1:43 a.m. on November 25. Repeated to JCS, COMUSTDC, CINCPACAF, CINCPACFLT, and CINCUSARPAC.
243. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–2558. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Received at 6:13 a.m. on November 26. Repeated to USUN and Taipei.
244. Despatch From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/11–2758. Secret; Noforn Except GRC. Drafted by William T. Carpenter, Jr.
246. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/12–958. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text.
247. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/12–1258. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Received at 8:42 a.m. on December 13. Repeated to USUN and Taipei.
248. Report by the Commander, U.S. Taiwan Defense Command (Smoot) to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/12–3158. Secret; Noforn. The report and a covering memorandum of December 15 from Smoot to Felt were transmitted to the Department as enclosures to despatch 337 from Taipei, December 31. All are in the Supplement.
250. Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56393/1–1259. Secret. Drafted in CA by Kahmann and Bennett; cleared by Martin and with S/AE, W/MSC, ISA, and JCS; and approved by Robertson. Sent to Taipei as an enclosure to airgram A–120, January 12, 1959, for transmittal to the Foreign Ministry; the Embassy was authorized to make minor textual changes. G–78 from Taipei, January 22, 1959, reported that the Embassy had transmitted to the Foreign Ministry a memorandum dated January 21. (Ibid., 711.56393/1–2259)