As late as Nov. 1950, the United States was searching for a peaceful settlement of the Formosa/Pescadores question, and hoping to have the United Nations consider the matter in detail. The United States maintained that under international law the territorial sovereignty of these islands had not yet been transferred to China.




Memorandum: Sec. of State (Acheson) to Sec. of Defense (Marshall)
Date: Nov. 11, 1950
Subject: The Question of Formosa

Noting . . . that no formal act restoring sovereignty over these territories to China has yet occurred; . . .


[ source: United States Department of State / Foreign relations of the United States, 1950. East Asia and the Pacific,   Volume VI (1950), page 555 ]

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