AGREED ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AMBASSADORS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000300010023-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: September 10, 1955
• Content Type: PREL

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SEPTEMBER lo,1955
NO 538
AGREED ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AMBASSADORS OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
The Ambassadors of the United States of America and the
People's Republic of China have agreed to announce measures
which their respective governments have adopted concerning the
return of civilians to their respective'eountries.
With respect to Chinese in the United States, Ambassador.
U. Alexis Johnson, on behalf of the-United States, has informed
Ambassador Wang Ping-nan that:
1, The United States recognizes that Chinese in the United
States who desire to return to the People's Republic of China are
entitled to do so and declares that it has adopted and will
further adopt appropriate measures so that they can expeditiously
exercise their right to return.
2, The Government of the Republic of India will be'invited
to assist in the return to the People's Republic of !china of
those who desire to do so as follows:
A. If any Chinese in the United States believes that
contrary to the declared policy of the United States he is
encountering obstruction in departure, he may so inform the
Embassy of the Republic of India in the United States and
request it to make representations on his behalf to the
United States Government. If desired by the People's Republic
of China, the Government of the Republic of India may also
investigate the facts in any such case.
B, If any Chinese in the United States who desires to
return to the People's Republic of China has difficulty in
paying his return expenses, the Government of the Republic of
India may render him financial assistance needed to permit
his return.
3. The United States Government will give wide publicity
to the foregoing arrangements and the Embassy of the Republic of
India in the United States may also do so.
With respect to Americans in the People's Republic of
China, Ambassador Wang Ping-nan, on behalf of the' People's
Republic of China, has informed Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson
that:
1. The
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1. The People's Republic of China recognizes that
Americans in the People's Republic of China who desire to
return to the United States are entitled to do so, and declares
that it has adopted and will further adopt appropriate
measures so that they can expeditiously exercise their right
to return.
2. The Government of the United Kingdom will be invited
to assist in the return to the United States of those Americans
who desire to do so as follows:
A. If any American in the People's Republic of China
believes that contrary to the declared policy of the People's
Republic of China he is encountering obstruction in departure,
he may so inform the Office of the Charge d'Affairs- of the
United Kingdom in the People's Republic of China and request
it to make representations on his behalf to the Government of
the People's Republic of China. If desired by the United States,
the Government of the United Kingdom may also investigate the
facts in any such case.
B. If any American in the People's Republic of China who
desires to return to the United States has difficulty in
paying his return expenses, the Government of the United
Kingdom may render him financial assistance needed to permit
his return.
3. The Government of the People's Republic of China will
give wide publicity to the foregoing arrangements and the
Office of the Charge d'Affaires of the United Kingdom in the
People's Republic of China may also do so.
State--FD, Wash., D. C.
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