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understood to have sufficient light and heavy artillery,
and air support has been practically nonexistent except
for the American Volunteer Group which operated largely in
Burma and the more recent operations in China of United
States air units. In these ciroumstances it cannot be as-
sumed that, if China 1s not given general military as-
sistance on a considerable scale, it will be possible for
the Chinese armies to continue indefinitely to contain the
Japanese forces, especially if the latter should undertake
concerted effort to advance. Furthermore, as no one can
say how long the war will last, it would obviously be a
grave mistake not to make effort, by way of assisting the
Chinese, to keep open the possibility of using China's
potentialities, including potential air bases in Chekiang
and other coastal areas, for the future large-scale offen-
sive against Japan.
III
There are a number of unfortunate aspects in the
political situation in China. Naneuverings by various
cliques and factions in the Government are, it is believed,
unimportant from the point of view of Chiang Kai-shek's
position (in as much as none of them appears to be directed
against Chiang) and from the point of view of bringing
about an increased likelihood of China's withdrawing from
the wav.
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