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sustains the morale of the Chinese Nationalists on Taiwan.
The Fes-
ident added that of course this did not ~2an thet we now Tropose «c
send them masses of military materiel for their use in an invasio. ¢
the Chinese mainland.
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Secretary Wilson said that he had ea point of view somewnat
different from that of the President.
While he understood the basis
of Secretary Dulles! feelings, and had not seen the Generalissimce
for some two years, he did believe that if
ve were realist: we
should continue to budget our assistance to the Chinese National
Govermnent on about present levels, or even to tut these levels
down somewhat in a quiet way.
Not only were Chiang and his scidiocrs
growing old; the day was coming soon wher we were roing to nive td
reapportion all our resources avullable for Poreim ass stance
The President said thet it seemed to him thet as the «sl-
and becomes populated more and more by native Taiwanese and less anc
less by mainland Chinese the interest in returning to the Jhines2
mainiand would prorort jonately lessen.
secretary Dulles re
Led te
the President by pointing out that it wars much more basre t
all hope of a Nationalist return to the mainland were to be
the United States would lose the weele show in the Pari:
simply could not afford to permit tne chinese Netionalis
uo thi
we believe that a Communist Chin: vas 2 permanent
feature
of !istory
Secretary Wilson asked Secretary Dulles fo:
basis of the view he had just expressed.
Se:rretary I
that his view was based on the test judgment of aur
ical observers.
Mr. Cutler then stated thet ingsmuch as we had neard smuch from the proponents of the bvroader interpretation 22 the mi:
sions ¢ the GRO armed forces, it would be perhaps apropos <<
from Mr. Brundage on the narrower interpretation of these miss:
vwnich would confine them to the defense of Taiwan, the Tenrhus
the off-shore islands, and stating t.at any other miss.2 mock te
forces was merely a by-product cf these “wo missions enin-* a sta
rate and distinst mission justifying sddit.onal build-up +7 an
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Mr. Brundege began by stating that representative: of he
Bureau of the Budget who had made trips to Taiwan were ecnvtneed
4 that Chiang Kai-shek was seeking more military power in crder to
, launch e counteroffensive against the Chinese Communis~: rairland
|Sssentielly, therefore, what the Budget was seeking, was to cuard
‘neeinst a further U. S. bulld-ur of existing GRC fcrces rather tha:
® reduction in existing levels.
of course, he added, the Buds
Nureeu would accept the judgment cl tne :resident and the ge
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ef State in this matter, but he repea-ed that the Fropesed Vudre