Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary for Foreign Affairs for the Philippines General Carlos Romulo, and John F. Melby

CONFIDENTIAL M.A. DEPARTMENT OF STATE all 368 (4526) Memorandum of Conversation DATE: Deccrber 27, 1950 SUBJECT: call of the rhilippine Secgutary for Foreign Aftaire on the Secretary PARTICIPANTS: General Carlos P. Secretery for Foreign Affaira of the The Secretary of State Jehn F. kelby DECLASSIFIED COPIES TO: STATE DEPT. MEMO A-1-fy s/s PS - Rusit Projo NLT 82-4 Fis - Nezobant PSA - togy By NLT- HC NARS, Date 8.11.14 1-1493 Genezal Romulo explained that the principal reason for his call nas to pay his respoots to the Secretary and to asy good-by. He caid he was proceoding to the for approxinately tho contho unless he woze called back becouse of devolopmente in the Gonernal TRUMAN Assechly. ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE* RECORDS AND For Goneral Bomulo said he going to now York tonight to dee the Prosident of the Gonozal Apsembly sânce the Indian delegate is COVERNANCE äng hia efforts to for the resolution and the package solution of Far Vastem problems. He added that he 1a otrongly ouposed to any such procedure in view of the Chinese attitude, which has mode it 60 far to hold reasonalle diecussione with them and bacause adoption of the proposal mould the very sou. of the United Nations. The Secretary expressed hão concurrence with the expressed by General Bomilo, and tools occasion to hão approciation for the rocent spoech on Soviet chazgo of Amperialiam in the Far Vast. General then said that the only roal friend the United Staten has abong the Astatie nations who mode the cosso-fire proposs] 1a hinself and had it not boen for his bolief that the United States abould be informed, the Anorican delegation would have been une of developmente. the Secretary permitted this obnervation to pasa without comment. CONFIDENTIAL