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308
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
TOP SECRET
Mernorandum of Conversation
conf
94
DATE:
tarch 27, 1950
SUBJECT:
Blocitade of china and the Hong Zong Aircraft Problen
PARTICIPANTS:
Bir Oliver Pranks, British Ambassador
Mr. Acheson
lix. Jossup
Outterworth
COPIES TO:
Mr. Thompson
s/s, s/P, FE, EUR, o, H, L
CERT and AND
1-1493
The Arbassador maid be had baen instructed to put tuo
questions to no. The firet was whether tre veze prepared
to use our influonce with the Nationalist Government to the
end that it would terminate the blockede of the Chinese
mainland and to coaso ite bombing attacks on Chinose oities.
The accond question was, 1f we were not prepared to do 30,
what would be our attitude in the event the Meitish them-
selves uniertook to brosic tho blockade; that and not imply
that the Britimh Dovernment's poliey would be determined by
our attitude but that our attitude was an important olement
of the situation.
Tho Ambassador pointed out that British merchents,
particularly in Shanghai, had sbout resched the end of thoir
tethor. The British Ooverament did not look at this nattor
narrowly fron the point of view of the econonie situation,
although they hoped that by hanging on in Cbina they could
obtain nome egonomic advantage. They recognised the very
real possibility that they would not be able to heng on for
very long. The British believed, however, that apart from
economic questions, 1t was to the advantage of both the
Britiah
DECLASSIFIED
STATE 4-16-79 SOP SECHEI
BYNLT WLT 78.33
the. NARS, Date
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