LETTER TO R. ALEXANDER SMITH FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2002
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The honorable ri. A Lesander -itl
United States Senate
Washington 25, A. C.
Dear Aleas
Reference is made to your letter of 7 March 1956 regarding
Macao and Goa.
The Chimes Costs have made a number of public state-
ments linking Macao and Glee, but these probably are mainly a
reflection of Peiping'. wish to cultivate Indian good will, in
line with recent C.omnmjet efforts to establish good relations
with "neutral" ncn .Capmtni.at countries.
Communist China Is unequivocally committed to gain possession
of Macao eventually, and India 3s similarly committed with respect
to ultimate possession of Goa.
It is unlikely that a second Afro-Asian Conference will be
hold this summer.
The Columbo Powers India, Pakistan, P'urma, Indonesia and
Ceylon--were given the responsibility at Pandang of arranging a
second conference. To date they have show no interest in an
early meeting.
Faithfully yours,
Allen W. DulAw
Director
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WALTER F. GEORGE, A., R AN
THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, R. I. ALEXANDER WILEY,
J. W. FULBRIGHT, ARK. H. ALEXANDER SMITH, N. N.J.
JOHN SPARKMAN, ALA. BOURKE B. HICKENLOOPER, IOWA
HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, MINN. WILLIAM LARGER, N. OAK.
MIKE MANSFIELD, MONT. WILLIAM F. KNOWLAND, CALIF.
ALBEN W. BARKLEY, KY. GEORGE D. AIKEN, VT.
WAYNE MORSE, OREG. HOMER E. CAPEHART, IND.
CARL MARCY, CHIEF OF STAFF
C. C. O'DAY. CLERK
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March 7, 1956
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Can you give me any information that is not
classified with regard to the following matter
that has been called to my attention:
"It is the intention of Red China to seize
Macao and of India to seize Gao this summer.
For this purpose Red China has been holding
secret conferences with India. They may stage
the seizures after the holding of a second
Afro-Asiatic Conference."
Looking forward to seeing you soon and with
kindest personal regards, I remain
Always cordially yours,
Mr. Allen W. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. Co
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
The Honorable H. Alexandet Smith
United States Senate
Washington 25, D. C.
_Reference is mace to your letter of 7 March 1956 regarding Macao
tin's in the- fntgj
Macao eventually, and l" i similarly committed with respect to
ultimate possession of a. ne eilece owever, of any
a Bement between P..eiping Delhi--to---take military action against
these_Portuguese _ itorie this -summer -or indeed at any specific
Communist China s unequivocally committed to gain possession of
The Chinese Communists ha made a number of public statements
linking Macao and Goa, but thes probably are mainly a reflection of
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Peiping'a wish to cultivate In an good will, in line with recent
Communist efforts to establish ood relations with "neutral"
non-
C__9ommunist countries.
The information you received may have derived from the following
a. In the summer of 19 Chinese Communist propaganda
affirmed Peiping' s support for a "Liberation" of Goa. Prime
Minister Nehru was apparently gra ied, and he later responded
by declaring "Macao will be returnt\d to China; there is no
b. In October 1955, Communist ropaganda demanded that
Portugal withdraw from Macao and ass ted Peiping'a "right to
take back this piece of Chinese terri ory." At the same time,
the propaganda stated that "the Chine people have given
active support to the Indian people in eir demand to recover
Goa from the Portuguese colonialists."
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c. In a or policy address on 30 January 1956, Chinese
Communist Premier ou En-lai charged the U.S. with opposing
self-determination fo colonial peoples and observed that the
"United States openly efers to India's Goa and China's Macao
as 'provinces' of Por gal."
d. Indian propa da makes a great deal out of the fact
that Goa must be retur ed. India shows no signs of letting go
of Dadra and Nagar Ave l'., small sections of Portuguese terri-
tory surrounded by Indi territory which were seized in mid
1954. India claims these a ayes are ruled by native villagers.
In arY case, if Macao and Goa wer
as your informant reports, the timing wry
holding of a second Afro-Asian Conferend
year for a second conference seems hig
going to be seized this summer,
uld have no connection with the
. A date in the summer ofd this
improbable at this time.. The
donesia and Ceylon were
Columbo Powers--India, Pakistan, Burma, I
given the responsibility at Bandung of arr
To date they have shown no interest ip an
ging a second conference.
meeting;`
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