The US proposed to postpone the twelfth meeting from 27th to 31st. Wang conjured that the US needed to change their strategy since they had not got their way of having China promise a time for the release of US citizens. Wang suggested some possible changes of US strategy and requested further instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
August 26, 1955
Cable from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, 'Agree to the Postponement of the 12th Meeting of the Sino-US Talks to the 31st of August'
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[To] Ambassador Wang Bingnan:
[We have] already telephoned to inform [you] our approval of postponing the twelfth meeting to 31 August (on Wednesday). After receiving this telegram, you should immediately inform [U. Alexis] Johnson by phone to make an appointment for him to come to your place for dinner on Sunday (28 August). The participants will be the same as the last time when he invited you. Please keep it a secret and select an inconspicuous place for dinner. [We will] send you another telegram on the talking points for the dinner.
Foreign Ministry
6:30 p.m. 26 August 1955
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreed the postponement of the twelfth meeting. The Ministry instructed Wang to invite Johnson to a private dinner immediately on receipt of this telegram.
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