Word: matsue
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...such notable progress that it was easy to view without alarm or depression the evacuation of Chinese Nationalist forces from Nanchi Island off the China coast. Nanchi has little or no military significance. If the Communists try to pursue their success by attacking the islands of Quemoy and Matsu on the way to Formosa, they are very likely to find that retreat has ended and that the air and naval strength of the U.S. Seventh Fleet stands in their...
...assistance in holding it). Only a few days before the withdrawal, a high Nationalist spokesman had announced that Nanchi would be defended in battle and its soldiers would not surrender one inch of territory. Last week, admitting the evacuation, Nationalist Premier O. K. Yui told the Legislative Yuan that Matsu and Quemoy would be held for a "fight to the death...
...mainland across from the Tachens have now moved south, in spite of repeated Nationalist air attacks on their junks. Red surface craft have moved south of Wenchow, and are operating from small ports between Wenchow and Foochow. The Communists have a jet airfield at Foochow-across from Matsu-and can now ship fuel from Shanghai to Foochow without much trouble from Nationalist air. Washington believes that when fuel stocks at the Foochow base are sufficiently built up, Red MIGs will appear there...
Probable next Chinese Communist target: Matsu...
Dinner Debate. In Bangkok, Eden tackled Dulles over a late dinner. He urged that the U.S. announce, publicly and unilaterally, that it has no interests in Quemoy and Matsu. This would force a Nationalist evacuation, put the wide Formosa Strait between the contestants, effect a de facto ceasefire, and kill the military potential of the Formosa forces. Dulles indicated that if the Reds would talk reasonably, he might be willing to discuss the coastal islands, but that an attack on Formosa would mean war. With that Eden had to be content...