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British and oursolves for then to atay there as long as they
could and to maintaira contaots with the chinose.
In reply, I said I wished to discuss this in a
what different context, though I might mention in pasaing
that 1 did not believe that any representatione to the
deneralissimo in the senne of the first question would be
effectivo. I suggested that the question of bombing Shanghal
had to be soparated from the question of blockado since quite
different problema vera Involved. I referred to the situstion
in Kong and the difficulties which had arisen in conneg-
tion with the planea which the Chinese Communiats were
endeavoring to obtain. As 1 understood the situation, the
planes wore atill the object of litigation. The court of
firot instance had given a negative decision but an appeal
vss pending+ our information was that the Covernor of Nong
Tong had shown Hinself to be particularly preoceupied,
perbapa understandably 89, with the local situation and
relations with his immodiate noighbors, and that perhaps he
had not been rade suffleiently aware by London of the importence
of the larger issues involved, including relations. The
Governor had allowed Chinese Communists to have access to the
aparo parta and mohinery while denying such access to the
Chinese Nationaliats and oursolvos. The situation had now
arison where somo 800 cons of thie equipment had been shipped
on a British ship. presumably to a Chiness Communist port.
this matter bad behonse kmown on the and our representa-
tivem had been giver. a very bad tine this morning by a
Senatorial It wst olear that this was only e
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beginuing and that this subject would become evera hottor.
E
Sone congressmen wero talking in terma of opposing MAP ship-
ments and FOA assistanoe to Britsin unless this problem wore
resolved, as vell as opposing State Department aporopriations
In short, we were In for a prost deal of trouble. In view
of this cituation, 1t seemed to me that neither of ue should
maice any further moves in this field until wo had had en
opportunity to go over this situation as 1t affected US-UX
relationships
The said be saw the s1 tuation in e sonowbat
different perspective. In the first place, from the osbles
be had seen, it asemed clear that thelegal handling of the
matter on the United States side had been very Inept and full
advantage had not been taken of the legal opportuaities. le
had bean direstly made well avare of the hont that had been
generating in the United states Congress on this subject.
While he did not put it on the asme plano, be did wien to
point
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