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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Memorandum of Conversation
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DATE: August 6, 1952
SUBJECT:
CAT Planes, Hong Kong
PARTICIPANTS: Mr. Francis R. MacGinnis, 2nd Secy., British Embassy
Mr. U. A. Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, FE
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In response to Mr. MacGinnis' inquiry I informed him that it
was my understanding that the United States Government purchase of
the planes at Hong Kong and arrangements for their removal had been
made in anticipation of an order being issued by the government in
London which would extend the Privy Council decision to the so-callu
second lot of CNAC planes. I said that I had not been able at this
late hour of the evening to obtain all of the details but it was my
understanding that the company's representative was in touch with
the foreign office in London and that more detailed information was
probably available to the foreign office.
In reply to Mr. MacGinnis second inquiry I stated that it is
not yet possible to give the exact date it was contemplated the
carrier would call at Hong Kong but that we hope to make it as soon
as possible.
In response to Mr. MacGinnis' inquiry I said I knew of no
reason any publicity would be given to the purchase of the planes by
the U. S. Government or the contemplated call of the carrier at Hong
Kong, and in this connection I could assure the foreign office that
we would certainly cooperate to the maximum possible extent with the
desires of the British Government. I told Mr. MacGinnis tha I would
take steps to make certain that no premature publicity was to
DC Ahe sale of the planes or the plans for their disposition.
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Anal Note: 8/7/52. I telephoned Allen Dulles this morning informingThim
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Class the Embassy's views on publicity. He stated there was, offcourse,
no intent to give any publicity to the sale at this time bu that he
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take steps 098865 that this was not done.
FE. UA John ton:btc
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