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dated February 11,1955: Formosa: Nehru's appeal

Prime Minister Nehru told a press conference in London on February 9 that he was "looking forward" to going to Moscow after June. He had not yet fixed a date for his journey to Moscow but it would not be before May or June. Referring to the Formosa situation, he called for a calm consideration of the question. Personally he thought force should be avoided and a settlement should be peaceful even if it took time. Asked if he knew from his knowledge of the Chinese Government if it intended to seize Formosa, Mr. Nehru said, "I really cannot speak for the Chinese Government or guess what would happen." Answering another question, he said, "It is obvious that the Formosa situation is a tricky one - tricky in the sense that any unfortunate incident might make it worse. Therefore, the first thing to hope for is that no unfortunate incident will take place." Mr. Nehru said there were immediate problems and more basic ones in the Formosa situation. They were all tied up together and could not be separated now. A great deal of excitement had been aroused. "The best approach is to allow the excitement to die down and make rather informal approaches because formal approaches become rather rigid."

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