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311. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Poland0

Washington, November 4, 1959, 7:12 p.m.

551. Verbatim text. Beam-Wang Talks. Following is text draft Agreed Announcement for presentation 93rd meeting:

DRAFT AGREED ANNOUNCEMENT

Noting that the President of the United States of America and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR have agreed in the joint United States-Soviet Communiqué of September 27, 1959 to the principle “that all outstanding international questions should be settled not by the application of force but by peaceful means through negotiations,” Ambassador Jacob D. Beam 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 have agreed to announce:

Ambassador Beam, on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, has declared: [Page 622]

1.
The United States of America will abide by the aforementioned principle in the joint United States-Soviet Communiqué in seeking to resolve disputes between itself and the People’s Republic of China.
2.
Accordingly it will not resort to the threat or use of force in the Taiwan area or elsewhere, except in individual or collective self-defense, but will adhere to peaceful means in the pursuit of its policies.
3.
The United States Ambassador will continue talks with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in an effort to settle practical matters at issue between them.

Ambassador Wang Ping-nan, on behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, has declared:

1.
The People’s Republic of China will abide by the aforementioned principle in the joint United States-Soviet Communiqué in seeking to resolve disputes between itself and the United States of America.
2.
Accordingly it will not resort to the threat or use of force in the Taiwan area or elsewhere, except in individual or collective self-defense, but will adhere to peaceful means in the pursuit of its policies.
3.
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China will continue talks with the Ambassador of the United States in an effort to settle practical matters at issue between them.

Herter
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/11–459. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Martin and by Katherine F. Lincoln of the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs; cleared by Legal Adviser Eric H. Hager, Merchant, Parsons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs John M. Steeves, Deputy Director of the Office of Soviet Union Affairs Richard M. Service, and with the Department of Defense; and approved by Herter. Repeated to Taipei and USUN for Lodge.↩