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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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Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976
Kirk, Alan Goodrich, 1888-1963
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
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WASHINGTON
January 4, 1950
SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
CHINA
Commenting that a recent public statement by Chinese Commu-
nist leader Mao Tse-tung clearly establishes Mao's inten-
tion to remain in Moscow for several weeks, Ambassador Kirk believes
it is reasonable to presume that Mao's return to China is being de-
layed by failure to reach an amicable agreement in the present nego-
tiations with the USSR. If this is true, Kirk points out that it
may be expected that the strongly pro-Soviet elements in the Chinese
Communist Party may endeavor to strengthen their position in the
Party at the expense of the more nationalistic faction.
Embassy London has been informed by the British Foreign
Office that, while the UK is completely sympathetic to the US desire
to prevent certain aircraft--previously belonging to Chinese Nation-
alist airlines and now impounded in Hong Kong pending determination of
ownership--from falling into Chinese Communist hands, the UK has come
to the conclusion that there is no alternative to allowing the legal
proceedings over ownership rights to take their'course. The UK believes
that any action such as extraditing the decision or putting pressure
on the Hong Kong court considering the matter would have dangerous con-
sequences and would be contrary to US as well as UK interests. If the
Hong Kong court renders a favorable verdict, however, the UK would
give all possible help in removing the aircraft from that island.
E.O. Guidelines, March 5-10-85 6, 1982
12065,
State By Dept. DEB NLT, Date
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