蒋廷黻日记>19640331
At 11, with Kiang 【江易生] and Cheng 【鄭健生], saw Rusk in his office. I began by extending to him official welcome. Then I read the list of topics to be discussed: (1) Warsaw conversations, (2) Japan and the Reds, (3) U.S.A. aid: its future, (4) U.N., and (5) W. Pacific and S. E. Asia. He agreed to all 5 readily, suggesting addition of Moscow-Peiping relations. As regards (1), he asked if we wished to discuss the contents of the talks or the existence of the talks. I said the latter. The talks had been exploited by the Reds for propagandizing their prestige in the world. The talks shaded the U.S.A.’s determination in the anti-Communist struggle. He immediately seized the word “determination,” in relation to which he thought there should be no doubt. I said my government hoped he would consider their cessation or at least suspension. He said he would go into the matter at Taipei. We exchanged some information in relation to the U.N. Then I took up the Fulbright speech, characterizing it as damaging to morale, buttressing the Communist propaganda and I requested a further statement by him or President Johnson. He said Fulbright spoke for himself; he had not seen the speech beforehand; he would consider further statement, maybe, on this visit to Taipei.
