Telegram from Ambassador Patrick Hurley to Secretary of State James Byrnes

state Dest % DECLASSIFIED by authority into NARS 8-10-72 s. NL memo to N2T 4-12-73 EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) SERVICE Initials BKZ Date 5/21/74 (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) OP PRIORITY URGENT (PRIORITY) (ROUTINE) (DEFERRED) OLDQGABBITS HOME SENDS THIS FOR COMNAVGR CHINA KK THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS SECRET AND URGENT FOR BYRNES SECRETARY OF STATE POTSDAM GERMANY FROM HURLEY KK REFERENCE MY IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING TELEGRAM X I AM NOW IN RECEIPT OF THEBOFFICIAL REPLY. FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FROM THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS RECEIVED AT SIXTEEN THIRTY HOURS X CHUNKKING TIME X' AUGUSE ONE X IT STATES QUOTE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT CONCURS IN THE PROPOSAL AND TAKES GREAT PLEASURE IN ASCEPTIMG THE INVITATOON TO BEGOME A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS AND TO TAKE PART IN ITS WORK X AND IT FULLY SHARES YOWR CONVICTION THAT CHINA'S ASSOCIATION WITH HER AMERICAN X BRITISH X SOVIER AND FRENCH ALLIES IN THIS NE# BODY WILL OFFER AN ESSENTIAL APD FRUITPULYINTRODUCTION TO OUR FUTURE ASSOCIATION AS PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL X END QUOTE From Reference No. 011110 NCR No. 3026 To. HUHAW TOX Indicator Decoded by Date / AUG 1945 OPNAV 19-61