Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Paul Hoffman, Roger Lapham, and Others

SIS TOP SECRET t 00239 DEPARTMENT OF STATE ARCHIVES "NATIONAL RECORDS AND SERVICE^ 220173 Memorandum of Conversation DATE: June 29, 1949 SUBJECT: Formosa conf PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary Mr. Hoffman, ECA Mr. Butterworth, FE lir. Lapham, ECA Mr. Merchant, PE Mr. Griffin, ECA Mr. Cleveland, ECA COPIES TO: s/s G s/P Amconsul, Taipei USPOLAD, Tokyo FE CA . 1-1493 Mr. Hoffman this morning brought in Mr. Roger Lapham and lir. Allen Griffin, retiring chief and deputy chief, respectively, of the VCA mission to China. Mr. Griffin, who had just returned from Canton via Tokyo, discussed at some length the situation on Formosa, particularly in connection with ECA's efforts to increase trade between Formosa and Japan. He emphasized the lack of interest displayed by SCAP officials in his efforts to arrange for acquisition on a barter basis by SCAP of a substantial quantity of Formosa's surplus sugar. Mr. Butterworth reported his action yesterday with the Department of the Army and it was agreed that Mr. Cleveland of ECA would follow this matter up with the Pentagon. Mr. Lapham then gave a brief report on the liquida- tion of the ECA mission in Chine, pointing out that from 100 American mombers it had now dwindled to less than 20, including small "wind-up" missions located in Hong Kong and Tokyo. He reported that supply activities would cease in Canton within a matter of weeks leaving only Taipei where any continuing ECA work is contemplated, apart DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, /Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 7-23-75 Dept. of State letter, Augre,1993 By NLT- -HC NARS Date 4.22.66 TOP SECRET