Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, China, Volume XIX

91. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State⁰

Warsaw, September 15, 1958, 7 p.m.

408. USUN for Robertson. Following is text agreed announcement proposed by Wang today’s meeting.¹

“In order to ease and eliminate tension in Taiwan area and safeguard peace in Far East and world, Ambassador Wang Ping-nan, on behalf of Government of People’s Republic of China, and Ambassador Jacob D. Beam, on behalf of Government of USA, agree to announce:

The two parties undertake to settle disputes between the two countries in Taiwan and other areas in Far East through peaceful negotiations without resorting to threat of use of force against each other, and have agreed on the following:

1. Government of People’s Republic of China declares that Taiwan and Penghu Islands are China’s territories and Quemoy, Matsu and other coastal islands are islands within China’s inland waters along mainland, that Government of People’s Republic of China has right to liberate these territories of China by all suitable means at suitable time, and that this is China’s internal affair which allows no foreign interference.

2. Government of USA undertakes to withdrawal its armed forces from Taiwan, Penghu Islands and Taiwan Straits.

3. Government of People’s Republic of China declares that Quemoy, Matsu and such other coastal islands which are occupied by Kuomintang troops and constitute immediate threat to Ports of Amoy and Foochow must be recovered. If Kuomintang troops are willing withdraw from these islands on their own initiative, Government of People’s Republic of China will not pursue them.

4. Government of People’s Republic of China declares that, after recovering Quemoy, Matsu and the other coastal islands, it will strive to liberate Taiwan and Penghu Islands by peaceful means and will, in a certain period of time, avoid using force to realize liberation of Taiwan and Penghu Islands.

5. Government of People’s Republic of China and Government of USA are of agreed opinion that freedom and security of navigation on and flight above high seas in Taiwan Straits must be ensured.”

Beam

0. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/9–1558. Confidential; Priority; Limited Distribution. Received at 2:35 p.m. Repeated to USUN.
1. Telegram 398 from Warsaw, September 14, reported that the Polish Government had made available a room in the Mysliwiecki Palace and that arrangements had been made for Beam and Wang to meet at 3 p.m. on September 15. (Ibid., 611.93/9–1458)