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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP65B00383R000100280033-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2010
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: August 9, 1963
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State
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FROM: Rangoon
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PIec'dl August 9, 1963
4:26 P.M.
NO: 82, August 9, 6 P.M. (SECTION ONE OF TWO)
ACTION DEPARTMENT 82, INFORMATION PRIORITY BONN 1, PRIORITY
LONDON 3.
Reference Department Circular Telegrams 258, 263.
Called on German Ambassador this morning to coordinate approaches
to RGUB and inform him of US position on recognition East
Germany per reference circular telegrams. Agreed he should
be first to approach Foreign office and that US would communicate..
with Burmese Monday or Tuesday as soon as :we. received:i-:S'ecre.tar.ytestimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
expressed appreciation of Federal Republic for Burmese.action
in past in. refusing to recognize authorities in Soviet
occupied zone of Germany. Paragraph 4-4,-Federal Republic
trusts that in event authorities in Eastern Germany endeavor
be facilitated if the Burmese Government refrained from any
action. which would jeopardize previous positions taken wit
.respect to non-recognition of the authorities in the zone
of Germany occupied by the Soviet Union. Third sentence
.After two paragraphs expressing Federal Republic's approval
of agreement and hope it will lead to more substantive
developments towards disat6ament, question of recognition
East Germany taken up along following lines in paragraphs
(3) arid (4) of note German Embassy will deliver Foreign Office
today: Paragraph 3-first sentence, states question of whether
Federal Republic can adhere must await decisions relating:to
situation arising from Soviet occupation of portion of Germany.
Second sentence states that the making of this decision would
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-2- 82, August. 9, 6 P.M.. From Rangoon (SECTION..ONE OF.:T'WO)
to transmit to Burmese vernment notification of their
adherence'to Test Ban Treaty, 0Gpvernment of Burma will reject
on grounds East Germany not-a.government or, at least, will
refrain from. responding.
Re paragraph (3).I observed that juxtaposition of first and
second sentences could be inter"rated as suggestion on the
= rar- R.-i:ublic that Burma not sign until such time
as Federal Republic had reached decision:subject of first
sentence that paragraph. 8 r brief discus;; :ons:At l s do 'Ec ttler
expressed appreciation for pointing up,this possiSle interpretation
and said'he would assure'no misunderstanding-.this point. in
oral remarks. He-then-inquired what we propose state in notes.
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