91. United States Views on "the Policies and Activities of the United Nations in the Congo in the Light of the Latest Events": Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Wadsworth) Before the U.N. General Assembly, December 17, 1960.

92. "The Outcome Here . . . Has Not Given Us the Moral or Political Support of Which the [United Nations] Operation [in the Congo] Is in Need": Statement Made by the U.N. Secretary-General (Hammarskjold) Before the U.N. General Assembly, December 20, 1960. .

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293. The Situation in the Republic of the Congo: Resolution 1592 (XV), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, December 20, 1960. . 627-628 294. The Establishment of an Ad Hoc Account for the Expenses of the United Nations in the Congo: Resolution 1583 (XV), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, December 20, 1960. . 295. United Nations Operations in the Congo-1961 Cost Estimates and Financing-Authorization for the Period January 1 to March 31, 1961: Resolution 1590 (XV), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, December 20, 1960

[See also docs. 18 and 22.]

DAHOMEY

* United States Recognition of the Republic of Dahomey, Effective August 1, 1960: Statement Issued by the Department of State, October 13, 1960. .

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GABON

* United States Recognition of the Republic of Gabon, Effective August 17, 1960: Statement Issued by the Department of State, October 13, 1960. .

GHANA

* United States Recognition of the Accession of Ghana to the Status of Republic, Effective July 1, 1960: Message From the President of the United States (Eisenhower) to the President of the Republic of Ghana (Nkrumah), July 1, 1960

IVORY COAST

* United States Recognition of the Republic of Ivory Coast, Effective August 7, 1960: Statement Issued by the Department of State, October 13, 1960. .

THE MALAGASY REPUBLIC

* United States Recognition of the Malagasy Republic, Effective June 26, 1960: Announcement Issued by the Department of State, June 25, 1960

MALI

* United States Recognition of the Republic of Mali. Effective September 24, 1960: Announcement Issued by the White House, September 24, 1960. .

MAURITANIA

* United States Recognition of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Effective November 28, 1960

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NIGER

* United States Recognition of the Republic of Niger, Effective August 3, 1960: Statement Issued by the Department of State, October 13, 1960. .

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* United States Recognition of the Federation of Nigeria, Effective October 1, 1960: Announcement Issued by the Department of State, September 30, 1960.

SENEGAL

* United States Recognition of the Republic of Senegal, Effective September 24, 1960: Announcement Issued by the White House, September 24, 1960.

SOMALIA

* United States Recognition of the Somali Republic, Effective July 1, 1960: Announcement Issued by the Department of State, June 30, 1960. .

TOGO

* United States Recognition of the Republic of Togo, Effective April 27, 1960: Announcement Issued by the Department of State, April 27, 1960

THE UNION OF SOUTH AFrica, and SoUTH-WEST AFRICA
296. "It Is Not Too Late .. To Reverse the Tide in South Africa":
Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Lodge) in the U.N.
Security Council, April 1, 1960.

297. United Nations Security Council Appeal to the Government of the
Union of South Africa "To Abandon Its Policies of Apartheid and
Racial Discrimination": Resolution Adopted by the U.N.
Security Council, April 1, 1960 . .

* Seventh Annual Report of the Committee on South-West Africa to
the United Nations General Assembly, Approved by the Com-
mittee, August 12, 1960.

298. The United States Position on the Question of South-West Africa:
Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Morse) in Com-
mittee IV of the U.N. General Assembly, November 25, 1960
(Excerpts)

299. Political Freedom in South-West Africa: Resolution 1564 (XV),
Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, December 18, 1960 . .
300. Legal Action To Insure the Fulfillment of the Obligations Assumed
by the Union of South Africa in Respect of the Territory of
South-West Africa: Resolution 1565 (XV), Adopted by the
U.N. General Assembly, December 18, 1960.
301. The Question of South-West Africa: Resolution 1568 (XV),
Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, December 18, 1960.

UPPER VOLTA

* United States Recognition of the Republic of Upper Volta, Effec-
tive August 5, 1960: Statement Issued by the Department of
State, October 13, 1960. .

C. Status and Pending Independence of the Trust Territories and Other
Dependencies in Africa

302. The Question of the Future of Ruanda-Urundi: Resolution 1579
(XV), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, December 20,
1960

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[See also doc. 42.]

PART IX. THE FAR EAST, SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
ASIA

* "In the Devout Hope That I Can Help Further, Even a Little, This Forward Movement, I Go to the Philippines, the Republic of China, Japan, and Korea": Statement Made by the President (Eisenhower) at the Washington National Airport, June 12, 1960 .

303. The Significance of the Communist-Inspired Disruption of the President's Tour of the Far East: Address by the President (Eisenhower) to the Nation, June 27, 1960.

A. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

* Designating the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization as a Public
International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges,
Exemptions, and Immunities: Executive Order No. 10866, Issued
February 20, 1960

* "For Its Part, the United States In Acting as Host for the Council
of Ministers Solemnly Renews Its Pledge of Fidelity to SEATO
and Its Determination Fully To Carry Out Its SEATO Com-
mitment": Address by the Vice President of the United States
(Nixon) Before the Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Council of
SEATO, Washington, May 31, 1960

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304. Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Council of SEATO, Washington, May 31–June 2, 1960: Communiqué Issued June 2, 1960. . . 654-657

* The Sixth Anniversary of SEATO: Message From the President of the United States (Eisenhower) to the Special Commemorative Meeting of the SEATO Council, Bangkok, September 8, 1960 .

B. Consultations Under the ANZUS Treaty

C. The Colombo Plan

* The Tenth Anniversary of the Colombo Plan: Statement by the Secretary of State (Herter), Issued January 13, 1960.

* "My Government Is Thinking Less and Less in Terms of ShortTerm 'Aid' and More and More in Terms of 'Accelerating Development'": Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Achilles) at the Twelfth Ministerial Meeting of the Consultative Committee on Cooperative Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia, Tokyo, November 16, 1960

D. Relations With Certain Countries and Concerning Certain Problems of the Area

THE CHINA AREA

305. United States Support of Application of the Principle of SelfDetermination to Tibet: Message From the Secretary of State (Herter) to the Dalai Lama, February 20, 1960.

306. The Significance of the Islands of Quemoy and Matsu In Determining United States Policy in the China Area: Reply Made by the President (Eisenhower) to a Question Asked at a News Conference, May 11, 1960 (Excerpt)

307. Chinese-United States "Intimate Exchange of Views on Various Matters of Common Interest and Concern": Joint Communiqué Issued at Taipei by the President of the Republic of China (Chiang) and the President of the United States (Eisenhower), June 19, 1960 . .

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308. "The Department of State Is Reluctantly Compelled To Conclude
That Communist China ... Has No Serious Interest Either in
Reporting by Its Own Newsmen From the United States or
Reporting by American Newsmen From the China Mainland":
Statement Issued by the Department of State, September 8,

309. United States Continuing Efforts To Obtain Release of American
Citizens Imprisoned in Communist China: Statement Read to
Correspondents by the Deputy Director of the Office of News
(Reap), Department of State, September 9, 1960.
[See also docs. 21 and 328.]

INDIA

310. The Case Concerning Right of Passage Over Indian Territory (Portugal v. India)-Merits: Judgment [of the International Court of Justice] of April 12, 1960 (Excerpt) .

311. Summary of the Terms of the Surplus Agricultural Commodities Agreement Between the United States and India: Announcement Issued by the White House, May 4, 1960

JAPAN

312. Japanese-United States "Broad and Comprehensive Review of Current International Developments": Joint Communiqué Issued at Washington by the President of the United States (Eisenhower) and the Prime Minister of Japan (Kishi), January 19, 1960'.

313. Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan, and Related Instruments, Signed at Washington by the Secretary of State (Herter) and the Prime Minister of Japan (Kishi), January 19, 1960. .

314. United States Views on the Refusal of the Soviet Union To Return the Habomai and Shikotan Islands to Japanese Sovereignty: Reply Made by the Secretary of State (Herter) to a Question Asked at a News Conference, February 8, 1960. .

*The United States of America-Japan Centennial Year: Proclamation No. 3349, Issued by the President (Eisenhower), May 14, 1960.

315. Postponement of the President's Scheduled Visit to Japan: State-
ment Issued by the President's Press Secretary (Hagerty),
Manila, June 16, 1960 . .

316. Japanese-United States Reaffirmation of the "Conviction That
Consistent Efforts Should Be Continued by the Two Countries
Toward the Realization of World Peace in Freedom and Justice":
Joint Communiqué Issued at Washington by the Secretary of
State (Herter) and the Japanese Foreign Minister (Kosaka),
September 12, 1960. .

* "I Wish To Express My Profound Regrets That the Japanese Government Was Compelled To Ask You To Postpone Your Visit to Our Shores in June": Letter From the Prime Minister of Japan (Ikeda) to the President of the United States (Eisenhower), Delivered September 12, 1960 ..

* "The American People Fully Understand the Circumstances Which Led to the Request by Your Government To Postpone My Visit to Japan": Letter From the President of the United States (Eisenhower) to the Prime Minister of Japan (Ikeda), September 14, 1960. .

KOREA

317. United States Concern Over the Political Crisis in the Republic of
Korea: Statement Read to Correspondents by the Director of
the Office of News (White), Department of State, April 19, 1960.
318. The Role of the United States in the Political Crisis in the Republic

of Korea: Reply Made by the President (Eisenhower) to a
Question Asked at a News Conference, April 27, 1960 (Excerpts).

* "I Assure You That the United States Will Continue To Feel It-
self Bound by Strong Ties of Sympathy to Korea Under Your
Successors": Letter From the President of the United States
(Eisenhower) to the Former President of Korea (Rhee), May 5,
1960. . .

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319. Korean-United States Reaffirmation of "Strong Bonds of Friendship and Close Cooperation": Joint Communiqué Issued at Seoul by the President of the United States (Eisenhower) and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (Huh Chung), June 20, 1960. .

* "The Prospects of Unification, on Which a Full Measure of Stability and Sound Economic Progress in Korea Largely Depend, Remain Remote": Tenth Report of the U.N. Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea, Submitted August 20, 1960. .

* "The Korean Question Should Be Left to the Koreans Themselves, and This Should Not Be Hindered by the U.N. or Any Other Organ, or Any Foreign Country": Memorandum of the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea," November 11, 1960 . .

320. "The United States Has.

LAOS

Consistently Supported Duly
Constituted Governments of Laos. . . Against Communist
Encroachment From Without or Within": Statement Issued
by the Department of State, September 10, 1960 .
321. "The Responsibility for the Present Fratricidal War in Laos.
Rests Squarely and Solely Upon the Soviet Government and Its
Partners": Note Handed by the Deputy Under Secretary of
State (Hare) to the Soviet Ambassador at Washington (Menshi-
kov), December 17, 1960.

322. "The United States Government Would Take the Most Serious
View of Any Intervention in Laos by the Chinese Communists or
Viet Minh": Statement Read to Correspondents by the Deputy
Director of the Office of News (Reap), Department of State,
December 31, 1960 ..

NEPAL

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323. Nepalese-United States "Friendly and Fruitful Discussion on Various Matters of Mutual Interest": Joint Communiqué Issued at Washington by the President of the United States (Eisenhower) and the King of Nepal (Mahendra), April 28, 1960` . . . 686-687

THE PHILIPPINES

* "May I Ask Your Excellency To Increase the Philippine Sugar Quota by Any Amount You Deem Just and Fair": Telegram From the President of the Philippines (Garcia) to the President of the United States (Eisenhower), March 17, 1960.

* "After Weeks of Most Careful Study of This Problem, I Have Concluded That the Time Is Not Propitious To Recommend Any Change in the Present Structure of [Sugar] Quotas Assigned to Foreign Countries": Telegram From the President of the United States (Eisenhower) to the President of the Philippines (Garcia), March 31, 1960

324. Philippine-United States "Frank and Cordial Exchange of Views on Matters of Mutual Interest": Joint Statement Issued at Manila by the President of the Republic of the Philippines (Garcia) and the President of the United States (Eisenhower), June 16, 1960

THAILAND

* Measures Taken by the United States To Protect and Reconcile the Economic Interests of Asian and American Rice Producers: Statement Issued at Bangkok by the American Ambassador to Thailand (Johnson), February 9, 1960.

325. Thai-United States "Exchange of Views on Matters of Mutual
Interest": Joint Communiqué Issued at Washington by the
President of the United States (Eisenhower) and the King of
Thailand (Bhumibol Adulyadej), July 1, 1960. .

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