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• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0002018132
• Release Decision: IPPUB U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2010
• Case Number: F-2009-01320
• Publication Date: December 11, 1950

GENERAL
1: Wu says: Communists .want end, of hostilities --Indian
delegate Rau has told US representative `Gross' at thefi,UN
=that: in a 9 December convereation'General',Wu made
two points which he said he wished Rau ``to take asp
seriously ;intended": (a) the C, inese Communist Govern
ment is anxious to have an end Ito' the' hostilities;. and
(b) action upon the pending six-power General Assembly
resolution calling for the withdrawal of Chinese Com-
munists from Korea would "not facilitate matters,
.According to Rau,Wu said several times that tho'-leaders
of his government are anxious to see an end to the hostili-
ties "which had been forced upon them by the US." When
Rau asked concerning the reaction of Peiping to tho' 4sjatfe .
declaration" requesting the halting of the Ch nese' grrf
4unists
at the 38th Parallel, Wu replied that. the UN would "see{for
itself'.' from the actions of the Peiping Government, Rau in-
terprets this cryptic reply to mean the Communists will heed'
the declaration, 'apparently basing this inference' primarily
upon the fact that Wu's manner throughout. the conversation
was friendly.
EUROPE
2. GERMANY: Schumacher's views on German rearmament--
In a lengthy discussion with the US High Commission at Bonn,
Socialist leader Schumacher reiterated with customary "vigor
ari'd'Vitterness" his now familiar criticism of US policies in the
Far 'East, Germany and elsewhere. Schumacher again stressed
`that Germany could not participate in the defense of Europe ex-
cept on a basis of full equality and described the latest Western
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proposals as "unrealistic and unacceptable." The High
Commission notes, however, that Schumacher is dis-
turbed because his demand for German equality in Euro-
pean defense, while gaining him increasing popularity, is
placing him in a "frustrated isolation" from the decisions
he knows must be taken soon with respect to European
defense. The High Commission expresses the view that
regardless of Schumacher's present motives, an adequate
German contribution to European defense is not possible
without Socialist support or at least abstention in Parlia-
ment. The High Commission believes that in order to obtain
this support, steps will have to be taken to dispose of
Schumacher's popular and growing demands.
Adenauer cannot sign Schuman Plan now--Chancellor
Adenauer has informed US High Commissioner McCloy that
it is impossible for him at present to sign and present the
Schuman Plan for ratification because to do eo would weaken his
authority and entail too great a risk to his political position.
After a long conference with German leaders, McCloy con-
cludes that the German hesitancy to sign the Schuman Plan
now is connected with mistrust of French opinion in favor of
neutralizing Germany. Although Adenauer does not attribute
to Schuman himself the "false and dangerous" belief that
Germany could remain neutral between "the strong magnetic '~
pole of Russia and the weak magnetic pole of Western Europe,
Adenauer does feel that Schuman is weak in the face of many
other strong French influences and cannot alone determine
French policy.
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3. CHINA: Troops reportedly massing on Indochina border--
According to the US diplomatic and military representatives
in Taipei, reports which have been received by the Nationalist
Ministry of. Defense since 1 December indicate a significant
shift of Chinese Communist regular army forces toward the
Indochinese border. Nearly 200,000 troops are estimated to
be involved, The US officials believe these movements may
point to a repetition of the pattern of the Korean war, with
native Communist elements fighting the civil war and Chinese
forces standing by to intervene rapidly if there are local Com-
munist reverses.
4. INDOCHINA: French stock seen rising--In the opinion of US
Legation Saigon, the French "have done themselves more
good" in Vietnam in the last month than in the past five years,
The Legation is convinced that the French are preparing to
hand over most administrative functions on a "ready-or-not"
basis, while trying to preserve their special economic position.
As evidence of French determination, the Legation also points
to the formation of a Vietnamese Army, the fact that the French
are spurring Bao Dai to action on the basis of plans he can accept
in good faith, plans to reinforce French units in Indochina, and
improvement in French cooperation with US representatives in
Indochina, However, the Legation regards with mixed feelings
the replacement of High Commissioner Pignon by General de
Lattre de Tassigny, particularly because Pignon has "sincerely
held" the concept of an independent Indochina and has advanced
its cause,
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