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Volume #16 - 1011. | |
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CHAPTER XI FAR EAST | |
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PART
1 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | |
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SECTION
A RECOGNITION | |
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DEA/50055-B-40 |
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High Commissioner in India to Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
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TELEGRAM 22 SECRET |
New Delhi,
January 24th, 1950 |
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RECOGNITION OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN CHINA | |
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Following for Prime Minister from Pearson, Begins: I was much impressed during the Colombo Conference by number and force of arguments marshalled by the United Kingdom and the three Asian Commonwealth representatives in support of decision taken by their Governments to give early recognition to the new Government in China. 2. All other Commonwealth Governments agree to principle of recognition. For them it is just a matter of timing. If we are to get any advantage out of recognition I think we should avoid being last to do so. My present inclination, therefore, is to recommend on my return to Ottawa that we should, without further delay, recognize the new Government.1 3. Bevin pointed to failure of policy of non recognition of Soviet Government after World War I and said that some of the misunderstanding and suspicion which now existed between the Soviet Union and the West could be traced back to this policy; the United Kingdom had, therefore, decided to recognize promptly and to make effort to get along with the new Government. If this policy failed and relations broke down it would not be the fault of the United Kingdom. 4. Nehru said that the Indian people wanted recognition in order to maintain possibility of influencing developments in China. Recognition without some measure of friendliness would be fruitless. While maintaining careful security precautions Nehru argued that best results could be achieved by taking a cautiously friendly policy towards the new Government. Ends. 1 Note marginale:/Marginal note: | |
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