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INCOMING TELEGRAM
Department of State
21
TELEGRAPH BRANCH
GROBERT
Action
Control: 6251
FE
FROM: Rangoon
Rec'd: November 14, 1950
9:09 a.m.
Info
SS
TO:
Secretary of State
G
P
NO: 314, November 14, Noon
EUR
NEA
UNA
DEPARTMENT PASS MOSCOW. SENT DEPARTMENT 314; REPEATED INFO
OLI
MOSCOW 7, NEW DELHI 15.
CIA
DCR
REFINTEL November 9.
Following is estimate Chinese intentions and attitude Korea
given me November 13 by high Foreign Office source based on
recent report received from Burmese Embassy Peiping which
was read to me:
1. Chinese Communists prepared to go "to any length" to aid
North Koreans.
2. Any Security Council invitation discuss Korean settlement
considered meaningless by Chinese Communists unless hostilities
first cease, previous failure UN forces halt 38th Parallel
reinforcing this belief.
3. Chinese Communists fostering mass hysteria based on
alleged US intention invade Manchuria.
Soviet propaganda to which Chinese Communists seem be giving
credence along following main lines.
1. War will spread into Manchuria.
2. If Manchuria invaded Soviets will support Chinese Communists
under Russo-Chinese treaty.
3. Soviet Air Force considered superior to US Air Force.
4. It is believed US cannot spare any further ground forces
for use in Korea.
5. A US dominated Korea will always constitute threat China.
Summarizing, Burmese Embassy Peiping believes Chinese Communists
will not hesitate extend fullest military aid North Korea even
if necessary going beyond "Indochina pattern" mentioned MYTEL
284, November 1.
DU:ES
KEY
Note: Relayed to Moscow, 11/14/9:20 a.m., JP.
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