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i. herewith fowal response to president's seven point position
as given to HE in HY farewell interview last mightpril. as
YOU can see HE VEftSELS HERE .wd there but it is 3asically agreement
to postpone about six months and intensively study mainland situation
and src military planning to meet various contingencies. SEE no need
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?. an inf3jeml OFF-the-record "secret studies group* held
preliminary meeting this morningpril to begin exchange of VIEW .
ON feasibility of- clandestine and military operations THAT might be
mounted. this group will be our device for finding out vhat GRC is
planning and for unofficially exercising realistic influence on grc.
gimo's points ARE AS follows: .'A. THE grc is deeply grateful to president kennedy for HIS sympathy with and understanding of its determination. recover the chinese mainland AND to save THE enslaved people there*
9.' the grc fully agrees with president kennedy that THE chinese and american, SHO'jldstep upYrS
C. THE GRC IS GRATIFIED OVER PRESIDENT KENNEDY'SITS PROPOSAL FOR INCREASING ITS AIR-DROPPING CAPASILITY
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0. H REGARD TO THE PLANESE MAOE AVAILABLE FOR SPECIAL MISSIONS, It IS HVfO THAI THE INSTALUTIOM OF SRECIAL APPARATUS AND THE TRAILING Of PERS&fcNEL COULO BE CCMPLEIED BEFORE SEPTEMBER AND THE PLANES IN QUESTION COULD REACH TAIPEI AT THE BEGINNING Of SEPTEMBER.
E. IN VIE* Of THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING SITUATION ON THE CHINESE MAINLAND, IF VE SHOULD REMAIN ASSIVE POSITION AND YAIT FOR ANOTHEREAR, THIS WOULD BE TO OUR GREAT DISADVANTAGE.CONSISERIMo'lHE THREE FOLLOWING FACTORS WHICH ARE OBVIOUS:
SIX MONTHS fPOM APRIL WILL BE OCTOBER. BY WAT 1IME, THE AUTUMN HARVEST ON THE MAINLAND WILL HAVE ALRFADY BEEN IN AND IF THERE SHOULD BE AN INCREASE IS FOOD PRODUCTIONASE SOTS'/HAT THE PRESENT SERIOUS SHORTAGE, IT MIGHT SLOW DOWN THE PEOPLE'S ANTI-TYRANNY MOVEMENT.
2EGICNINS OCTOBER THE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BLOW IN THE TAIWAN STRAIGHTS AND THE SEA WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY STORMY. BY THEN THE WEATHER WILL NO LONGER BE SUITABLE FCP AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS.
AS OUR ARMED FORCES HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS FOR MOBILIZATION, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TOTHEIR MORALE AT THE PRESENT HIGH LEVEL IF THEY SHOULD BE . SKED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS WITHOUT ANY ACTION. HOW
TO MAINTAIN MORALE DURING THIS PERIODROBLEM WHICH WILL ^IflUlH* FURTHER SERIOUS STUDY TO SOLVE.
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F. AT PRESENT WE KAY TEMPORARILY SET THE BE3INN"GAS OUR TARGET DATE FOR ACTION, BUT IN CASE OF A
CHANGE IN THE ANTI-TYRANNY SITUATION OR IN CASE. OF FURTHER DEVELOPKENT IN THE ANTI-COMMUNIST REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT ON THE MAINLAND BEFORE THEN, VHICH HAKES IT NECESSARY FOR THE CHINESEWEfitttENT, BECAUSE OF ITS BOUN DENO TAKE INK EDI ATE ACTION TO HELP THE PEOPLE THERE, IT IS HCPED THAT THE UNITED STATES WOULD. NOT ONLY UNDERSTAND OUR POSITION BUT ALSO SUPPORT US.
S. IN SHORT, AS WE ARE FULLY AVAHE OF THE SERIOUS IXPORT OF OUR CONNTER-ATTACK AGAINST THE MAINLAND, VE SHALL NATURALLY EXERCISE THE GREATEST CAUTION AND CERTAPGV WILL NOT ACT LIGHTLY.
TAKING MILITARY ACTION AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS, GOVERNMENT ISUNITIVE EXPEDITION AND TRAITORS AT HOME. IT IS RIGHTEOUS CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE
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FREEDOM TO THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE ON THE MAINLAND. IT IS AN OPEN AND UPRIGHT ACTION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. WE DEFINITELY SHALL NOT NEED ANY AHERICAN TROOPS TO FIGHT ON OUR SIDE. FURTHERMORE, WE DO NOT WANT THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY. E HOPE TO RECEIVE FROM THE UNITED STATES IS MORAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT, PLUS POSITIVE AID'IN FINANCIAL AND LOGISTIC HATTERS KADE AVAILABLE IN AN UNOFFICIAL WANNER.
PEOPLE, BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, AND BOTHAND OVERSEAS, URGENTLY OS*AND ACTION SO KUCH SO THATWAIT INDEFINITELY, FURLZUR DELAY WOULD CAUSE THEK TO
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SUSPECT THE POLICY ANO SINCERITY OF THE UNITED STATES.. THEY HIGHT THINK HOWEVER WRONGLY, THAI THE UNITEDS RESTRAINING US, AMD MVUNG IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO ALAUNCH THE COUNTERATTACK. THIS WOULDERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, ifl ORDER TO ENABLE OUR ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN POPULATION TO UNDERSTAND THE SINCERITY OF THE UNITED STATES SYMPATHY AND TO RESOVE ANY SUSPICIONS, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR OUR TWO SIDES TO ARRVE ON OCTOBER I AS THE COMMENCING DATE FOR LARGE-SCALE DROPPINGS INTO THE MAINLAND.
J. RIGHT AWAY, THE USG AND THE GRC SHOULD JOINTLY AND THROUGH CONFIDENTIAL CHANNELS STUDY ALL PLANS FOR MILITARY ACTIONS, CLANDESTINE AND OP*N, TOAKEN FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS IN LARGE NUMBERS OF TROOPS ONTO THE MAINLAND. MEANWHILE THE TWO GOVERNMENTS SHCULO ALSO JOINTLY DEVISE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO MAINTAIN THE MORALE OF THE CHINESE ARMED FORCES AND FURTHER TO AUOMEMT THEIR COMBAT PREPARATIONS DURING THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. AS TO THE AIR-DROPPING OF LARGE NUMBERS OF TROOPS ONTO THE MAINLAND AID THE TAKING OF ACTIONS, EITHER CLANDESTINE OR OPEN, W> THEIR TIMING, THE TWO SIDES, CHINESE AND AMERICAN, SHOULD SEEK AN AGREEMENT THROUGH CONSULTATIONS ON THE BASIS OF ACTUAL CONDITIONS THEN EXISTING'.B
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