Memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson to President Harry S. Truman, with Attachments

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chesis DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- HC, NARS Date 6.24.75 DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON mon August 14, 1946. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Message to President Chiang Kai-shek There is attached the Chinese Ambassador's acknowledgment of your letter of August 10 addressed to him, in which you requested that he transmit a message from you to President Chiang Kai-shek in regard to the si tuation in China. General Marshall has been informed of the action taken. Your message to President Chiang has been repeated to Secretary Byrnes. For your information there is attached a copy of a memorandum of conversation between the Chinese Ambassador and Mr. Vincent in regard to your letter to President Chiang. tream Gehroom "NATIONAL Acting Secretary ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE** is convince Enclosures: 1. From Chinese Ambassador, dated August 12, 1946. 2. Memorandum of conversation, dated August 13, 1946.