NOTE TO MR. MCCONE FROM(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000200140059-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: May 24, 1962
• Content Type: NOTES

24 May 1962
Approved For Release 2002/08/21 : CIA
00200140059
For your information the following is a result of a check with old China
hands in the Agency and the Department of State:
1. The US has always held that the GRC represents the legitimate
government of China.
2. In 1949-50 we did inform Chiang Kai-shek that the US did not intend
to become further involved in the "Chinese civil war. " We did reduce greatly
our military aid to the Nationalists at that time.
3. During this period there was a strong current in favor of with-
drawing recognition from the Nationalists or recognizing Taiwan only.
4. However, nothing official was ever done about it. After the Korean
invasion in June 1950 the US moved once again to the defense of Taiwan and there
was a lessening of interest of change of recognition status.
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