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FORM DS-322
7-18-46
OUTGOING TELEGRAM
INDICATE
CLASSIFICATION
Collect
Charge Department
Department nf State
TOP SECRET
prings
Charge to
-3e
I did not offer encouragement beyond present efforts.
I said I would refer requests under (2) and (3) to
Washington without making any comment reference (1) .
I remarked regarding (2) that proposition inherently
involved great difficulties if favorably considered; that
if individual did not know China it would require months for
him to grasp understanding of possibilities of situation,
and it would therefore be a very serious matter for US to
send an officer to almost certain failure.
Regarding (4) I said I would have to consult my colleagues
of US delegation to develop various possibilities; that off-
hand I thought it an inadvisable procedure and discussed
possible Soviet moves to take advantage rather than to counter
such a move. Dr. Tsiang told me the proposition had been
put to him three times and each time he had recommended against
such action. END INNERQUOTE
Point (1) raised by T. F. Tsiang is considered to be
DISTRIBUTION
DESIRED
(OFFICES ONLY)
adequately covered by Secy's personal tel to you DEPTEL
1490 Oct 26.
Secy authorizes following message as further reply
URTEL 2116:
INNERQUOTE URTEL 2117 Nov 6 indicates why visit high
DECLASSIFIED
CR CLEARANCE
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or
a
ranking
Depr. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973
TOP SECRET
By NLT- HC NARS Date 2-2076
E ARCHIV SERVIO RECOROS ES AND g
TOP PRINTING SECRET
u. s. GOVERNMENT
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