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parties believed the commitment to be wholly independent of the
Japanese war. Certainly both Roogevelt and Chiang must have been
thinking of Chinese troops to fight the Japs. And it is difficult
to treat our Chinese commitments different from other commitments
under the Lend-Lease Act.
So far as I can ascertain about 30 divisions have already
been equipped under our commitment to Chiang. Soong speaks of 60
additional divisions to be equipped.
Under a proposed directive from you to the Joint Chiefs of
Staff which either is now or shortly will be brought before you,
military assistance would be continued for the present at the discretion
of the Joint Chiefs for the purpose of supporting Chinese military
operations essential to the reoccupation of the Chinese areas of
occupation. Under such a directive a certain amount of equipment
would be furnished to China.
But no other additional new equipment could be delivered unless
credits for the Chinese could be arranged and this would present
considerable difficulty.
It should, however, be possible for us to make liberal
arrangements through the Army and Navy Liquidation Commissioner for
the delivery to the Chinese of equipment declared surplus in India
and other areas in the Far East. Surrendered Japanese arms could
also be available to the Chinese through the Army.
Jose JAMES F. BYRNES.
ARCHIVES AND `'NATIONAL
of
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