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    "ocrText": "viii\n1943\nMar. 2\nThe Acting Secretary of State to the Chair-\n337\nman of the Munitions Assignment Board\n(Hopkins)\nRequest that the Board reconsider assign-\nment of five C-47 planes to China National\nAviation Corporation.\nMar. 9\nTel. 313 to Chungking\n340\nInstructions to comment on draft of pro-\nposed exchange of notes relative to recip-\nrocal aid.\nMar. 9\nThe Executive Director of the Board of Eco-\n342\nnomic Warfare (Perkins) to the Assistant\nSecretary of State (Acheson)\nComments and suggestions on preliminary\ndraft of Chinese reciprocal aid agreement:\nclarifying language that agreement deals\nonly with military reciprocal aid; clauses\nrelating to Chinese currency apply only to\nmembers of U.3. armed forces and other U.S.\nofficials in China; the draft is too loose\nNATIONAL\nARCHIVES\nwith regard to payments of money.\nRECORDS\nSERVICE*\nMar. 17\nNo. 250 to Chungking\n344\nTransmittal of notes to be exchanged with\nChinese Government relative to reciprocal\naid. Request for suggestions and report on\npresent attitude of Government at Chungking.\nMar. 19\nTel. 400 from Chungking\n350\nObservation that official Chinese are\nelated ov er success of Madame Chiang' visit\nto U.S. Belief of Chargé that material aid\nto China should be regarded as much as a mat-\nter of good will as a military investment.\nMar. 19\nTel. 183 from Moscow\n354\nInformation from Chinese Ambassador that\nSoviet officials were determined to be cir-\ncumspect in relations with Japan; consequent-\nly Sino-Soviet agreement was a real achieve-\nment; that he, Chinese Ambassador, had re-\nquested Soong to urge delivery of U.S. trucks."
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