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Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams
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Records of the Naval Aide to the President (Truman Administration)
State Department Briefs Files
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McDonald, James G. (James Grover), 1886-1964
Henderson, Loy W. (Loy Wesley), 1892-1986
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
December 13, 1949
T
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SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
CHINA
Ambassador Henderson has been informed that the Indian
government, while appreciative of our position on the
question of recognizing the Chinese Communists, feels that in view of
its geographic position and Asiatic interests it must go ahead with
recognition. However, recognition would probably not be extended be-
fore the end of December or early January. India has actually
requested the Burma government, which was pressing for prompt recog-
nition, to wait until there was broader agreement among the Asiatic
powers, although India itself is quite anxious not to wait until after
the forthcoming Commonwealth conference in order to avoid any impli-
cation that the Commonwealth is dictating international political
decisions.
According to the Indian Foreign Office, Canada favors
recognition but prefers to wait for the decision of Australia, France
and other friendly governments. The British also favor recognition
but have made no decision as to time. India has not received any defi-
nite answer from either Pakistan or New Zealand. Meanwhile our Embassy
in Rome reports that the Italians have informed the UK that, while they
agree with the necessity of extending de jure recognition to the Chi-
nese Communists in due course, they feel this question should be the
subject of further consultation among the western powers in order to
determine a common position which would give due regard to the over-all
moral position of the west in China.
JERUSALEM
Ambassador MacDonald in Tel Aviv has been informed that
the policy statement on Jerusalem scheduled for today
by Prime Minister Ben Gurion will seek to avoid "inflammatory statements
while at the same time stressing Israel's "rights" in Jerusalem and
the fact that the Jewish part of the city must remain under the sover-
eignty of Israel. MacDonald gathers the impression that the Israeli
government simply intends to ignore the existence of the recent General
Assembly resolution while continuing with new construction, the main-
tenance of government offices, etc., in Jerusalem.
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