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    "ocrText": "INCOMING TELEGRAM\nDepartment of State\nTELEGRAPH BRANCH\n533\nB-X\nN\nAction\nControl: 12654\nFE\nRec'd: June 28, 1950\nFROM: Taipei\n9:39 p.m.\nInfo\nSS\nTO:\nSecretary of State\nG\nOLI\nNO:\n1000, June 29, 1 a.m.\nUNA\nDCR\nNIACT\nNO DISTRIBUTION\nMYTEL 991, June 28.\nFollowing is FONOFF translation of reply handed me by\nForeign Minister Yeh 10 p.m. June 28:\n\"The Chinese Government is in receipt of the aide memoire\nNo. 93, dated 27 June, 1950, of the Embassy of the United\nStates of America, expressing the concern of the United\nStates Government over the security of the Pacific area in\nview of the attack of the Northern Korean forces against the\nRepublic of Korea, and informing the Chinese Government of\nthe mission assigned to the US Seventh Fleet with reference\nto Formosa, and requesting the Chinese Government to extend\nto the US Government full cooperation in issuing necessary\norders to terminate its air and sea operations against the\nCommunist-held mainland, or against shipping in Chinese\nwaters or on the high seas.\n\"In consideration of the urgent nature of the communication\nand the common interest involved in the proposal, the Chinese\nGovernment wishes to express agreement in principle, and to\ninform the US Government that necessary orders to suspend\nthe air and sea operations as requested have been issued.\n\"The Chinese Government wishes, however, to call the attention\nof the US Government to the fact that the Chinese Government\nis at present maintaining positions in Uintin* and the Lema*\nIslands off Canton, in the Island of Kinmen off Amoy, in the\nIsland of Matsu off Foochow, and in Tachen Islands off the\nChekiang Province. These island positions, together with\nthose of the Pescadores, form part of the defense of Taiwan.\nThey are defended by a considerable number of Chinese land\nforces with the support of Chinese air and sea forces. They\nDECLASSIFIED\na TRUMAN\nhave\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)\n11-8-77\nDept. of State letter,\nPROJECT NLT 77-37\nSERVICE\nBy NLT- NC NARS Date 1.17.78\nC.S.\nREPRODUCTION OF THIS\nMESSAGE IS PROHIBITED"
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