December 4, 1954
Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, 'Report on the Situation of the Bogor Conference'
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Forward to: Chen [Jiakang], Gong [Peng]
Priority level: Rush
From: Indonesia
Date: 1954, December 4
Already Forwarded to: Mao [Zedong], Liu [Shaoqi], Zhou [Enlai], Zhu [De], Chen [Yun], Peng [Dehuai], Deng [Xiaoping], Chen Yi, [Xi] Zhongxun, Yang, Foreign Ministry, [Wang] Jiaxiang, [Li] Kenong, Su [Yu], Military Intelligence, Military Unified [Command]
Report on the Situation of the Bogor Conference
To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Unified Military Department:
(1) [We] received forward information from various sources that the issue of [conference] timing (Regarding this Ali [Sastroamidjojo] expressed eagerness in convoking the conference as soon as possible) and issues of the Afro-Asian Conference are included within the agenda of the Bogor Conference; the issue of agendas and the issue of member [countries].
(2) According to Madam La-su-na-sha-yi [sic]: The Bogor Conference will discuss how to strengthen economic cooperation between South East Asian countries; [in addition to] conducting discussion and arguments over the issue of membership for the Afro-Asian conference.
(3) According to A-du-shi [sic] [who is] the head of Antara: India proposed to have China participate in the Afro-Asian Conference; Indonesia concurs; Ceylon and Pakistan directly expressed their opposition (Ceylon has already provided a statement to the Indonesian government saying that China, Japan, Israel and Turkey do not belong within the list of countries invited to participate [in the Afro-Asian Conference].) Burma proposed a compromise solution which is to have China temporarily not participate in the first Afro-Asian Conference. It is said that the Bogor Conference can be delayed.
Zhong Qingfa
December 4
Discussion of plans for the Asian-African Conference, including whether or not China will be included.
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