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— Griffin Daily News Thursday, May 12,1977
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Illegal
Federal Judge Milton Pollack,
above, ruled that a ban on
landings of the supersonic
Concorde jetliners at Kennedy
airport was illegal. Judge
Pollack granted a request by
British Airways and Air France
to lift the temporary ban
ordered by the Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey.
(AP)
U.S. turns
back on
Taiwan
By GEORGE GEDDA
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
United States, anxious to pre
serve its fragile relationship
with the People’s Republic of
China, has refused for the past
two years to accept the ap
pointment of a new ambassador
from Taiwan, according to ad
ministration sources.
The officials say U.S. accept
ance of a new ambassador could
be interpreted in Peking as a
sign that the United States is
deferring fulfillment of its goal
of normalizing relations with
the mainland.
For the same reason, the
Carter administration has de
cided not to replace career dip
lomat Unger, U.S. am
bassador in Taipei since 1974,
officials said.
Ambassadorial changes, nor
mally routine business, are
complicated in the case of Tai
wan, given the commitment of
the past three administrations
to end government-to-govem
ment relations with the island
and establish full diplomatic
ties with Peking.
Taiwan has been represented
here since 1971 by Ambassador
James Shen, who assumed his
duties two months before for
mer President Richard M. Nix
on announced his new China
policy. Nixon’s moves broke
more than two decades of U.S.
hostility toward the Peking re
gime.
U.S. security and diplomatic
links with Taiwan have been the
main obstacles blocking
normalized relations with Pe
king. A successsion of U.S. ad
ministrations has been unable
to find a formula for ending the
links in away that is politically
acceptable.
Public opinion polls indicate
strong U.S. opposition to nor
malized ties with China if such a
move jeopardizes Taiwan’s
security.
American officials acknowl
edge the Nixon decision to seek
an accommodation with the
People's Republic has made
Shen’s six-year stay here un
usually difficult.
As a representative of a gov
ernment from which the United
States wants to disassociate it
self, Shen has been denied ac
cess to top U.S. officials.
He had one meeting with for
mer Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger in late 1973, but had
no subsequent meetings despite
repeated requests. Officials
point out, however, that
Kissinger’s contact with am
bassadors here was restricted
to a select few.
Secretary of State Cyrus R.
Vance, more accessible to the
ambassadorial corps than Kis
singer, has not yet granted Shen
an audience.
In contrast, the head of
China’s liaison office here,
Huang Chen, saw Kissinger of
ten and has had several meet
ings with Vance and one with
President Carter.
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