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SECRET 276 October 10, 1949 TRIMIS Memorandum of Conversation with the President ARCHIVES 3. "NATIONAL SERVICETA RECORDS AND Item 1 REVERN British Naval Convoy at Shanghai The President handed me the attached cable to the Chief of Naval Operations: The President noted the last sentence which reported that "reliable advice from Hongkong was to the effect that the Royal Navy would escort any British vessels bound for Shanghai and the territorial waters in the mouth of the Yangtze." The President expressed his surprise and felt that this was, if true, a most undesirable development. I told the Presi- dent that Indoubted the truth of the report since Bevin had agreed that we would keep in close touch with one another in regard to our actions in China. However, I said that I would inquire about it and make a report to the President. FE should follow up and prepare a memorandum to the President from the. . DA SECRET DECLASSIFIED S:DA:dhm E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, A 3.35.76 By NLT- HW NARS Date4-28-76