54. Circular Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to All Diplomatic and Consular Missions1
163. For personal attention Chief of Mission from the Secretary. Reports indicate widespread erroneous impression abroad that Ambassadorial [Page 87] talks Geneva signify relaxation US opposition recognition or UN seating Communist China. US continues oppose recognition Communist China. US recognizes and supports Government Republic of China for reasons set forth CA 7316 of April 23.2
Continued Communist military buildup South China coastal area and direct and indirect support of threat of force and subversion against Governments of Korea, Vietnam and Laos are serious unsettling factors in general Far Eastern situation.
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.93/9–1255. Official Use Only. Drafted in CA; cleared by Sebald and Robertson and, in draft, by Phleger; approved for transmission by Hoover. The time of transmission is not legible on the source text. A note on the source text indicates that it was approved in draft by the Secretary on September 1 for release when the agreed announcement was issued at Geneva.↩
- Circular airgram 7316, sent to all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts, was entitled “Enlisting Support for U.S. Policies Toward Taiwan”. (Ibid., 611.93/4–2355)↩