Telegram from Ambassador Warren Austin to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Knea 36 Xi TELEGRAPH BRANCH SECRET Action Control: 2919 UNA Rec'd: February 7, 1951 FROM: New York 11:49 a.m. Info DECLASSIFIED SS TO: Secretary of State E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 G State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 E NO: 1122, February 7, 11:31 a.m. By NLT HC L NARS, Date EUR PRIORITY. NE ARA Re work of Ad Hoc China CMC-UK and French views. FE DCR Gross and Ross discussed with Jebb and Coulson at lunch yesterday (February 6) work of Ad Hoc China CMC in light DEPTELS 685. February 5, 680, February 2 and 643 January 20. Department will recall that Gross discussed substance DEPTEL 643 with Jebb at time of receipt. Yesterday he reviewed contents this telegram in light general approach set forth DEPTEL 685. British initially revealed slight attitude suspicion that we might be wishing to force pace but this feeling we allayed without difficulty. General tone discussion was very cooperative and we feel laid basis for avoiding any serious differences while developing mutually acceptable program on basis close consultation. Re military sanctions (paragraph 1, DEPTEL 643), there was no difference of view. Re economic sanctions (paragraph 2, REFTEL) Jebb and Coulson personally did not appear to see any great difficulties so far as British themselves were concerned of selective em- bargo based as minimum on export controls already being applied by governments participating in control of trade with Soviet bloc. They were not, however, for moment in position to speak for UKG. In general, they raised question extent to which even such selective embargo might be ex- pected to rally support of large majority of Assembly. We ventured no dogmatic prediction on this point but expressed confidence that once mutually acceptable program worked out with British it seemed reasonable to suppose that through our joint efforts satisfactory majority support of Assembly could be achieved. In particular Jebb expressed some curi- osity re our views on specific items. We indicated our under- standing Department was studying whole matter broadly but we did not yet have detailed instructions on specific items. Re political sanctions (paragraph 3, REFTEL), British were noncommittal to points reviewed by Gross. They dismissed their position in Postal Union on grounds this is purely technical body. We had impression differences of principle might more readily arise in this area than in economic or military areas. 30 REPRODUCTION OF THIS We achieved CECRET MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED