602.0093/1–2050: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Peiping
108. Re urtel 157 Jan 21, section 2, last para,1 radio report of “Amer protest” undoubtedly refers to ur communication Jan 13 to Chou En-lai and ltr same date to Nieh Jung-chen.2 Dept of opinion nothing to be gained by further protest this time.
Dept continuing give consideration ur suggestion re approach to Commie auths prior ur departure on question restitution our property but no final decision yet reached. In meantime, therefore, you shld of course give no indication to Commies that restitution our property wld in any way affect question recognition.
- Reference is to the last paragraph of telegram 157, January 20, from Peiping, p. 286. Telegram 157 had been transmitted in two sections, the second of which was dated January 21.↩
- For the texts, see the Department of State Bulletin, January 23, 1950, pp. 122–123. In the letters, Mr. Clubb had stated that he had no legal authority to turn over the requisitioned property to the Chinese authorities.↩