Cantel 3. As new arrival Taipei I am being given the "treatment" by Formosan
Independence "Movement". Conversations with Peter Huang and Philip Ng and
perusal of their propaganda have served only to establish their utter lack of
realism, absence of any militant and armed popular foundation, and complete
reliance on US to achieve their aims and assure their livelihood forever.
味其言觀其文，可知其昧於現實，無可戰之兵，復將自身理想及其生存全然寄望於美國的
援助之上。
It seemed desirable to attempt to straighten out their thinking in relation to
China scene as to US, and to prevent misconception as to nature of any
personal
relations with me. In brief, they were told in friendly manner, as my personal
opinion, that Formosans themselves, unarmed, could not get rid of Chinese now
on Island
他們被委婉地告知：根據我個人的意見，福爾摩沙人在沒有自己的武裝基礎的狀況下，無
法擺脫中國政權掌控
US would require several divisions of troops plus supporting naval and air
forces to take and keep control over Island, a responsibility which we are not
prepared to assume
美國得生出幾個師的軍隊跟海空支援資源來掌控這個島，而美國不打算負這個責任
for time being any hope for independence lay with Nationalists not with
Communists, and thus measures designed weaken Nationalists merely served
increase chances Communist control, so Formosans must recognize facts, not
avoid them
所以福爾摩沙人必須面對現實而不是逃避現實
and they should not forget that Formosa fits into large pattern from which it
cannot be separated arbitrarily
而且福爾摩沙人也不該忘記，福爾摩沙不能自以為可以獨自於世界之外運作
and although US sympathetic to Formosan aspirations, there were very few
grounds for optimism now and foreseeable future. ......(以下略)