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5 40 PREPARING OFFICE TELEGRAM SENT TO BE TRANSMITTED WILL INDICATE WHETHER CONFIDENTIAL CODE xxx Full rate NONCONFIDENTIAL CODE Collect Day letter PARTAIR Night letter Department pf State Charge Department: B PLAIN Full rate Washington, Day letter 1940 Utc 7 PM 2 51 Night letter Charge to December 1.7 1940. $ NICATIONS 4pm AND RECORDS Nawal Radio AMEMBASSY, CHUNGKING, CHINA. 201 boing la should Thi, it sant ir Cede. Your No. 598 December 2, 1 p.m. Br The War Department/ has, during the past year/ declared surplus and sold to foreign purchaser all of the artillery referred to in your telegram which 1s fit to be used. All of the interested authorities of this Government are endeayoring, to facilitate in every way /compatible with our own defense needa purchases of / armament In this coun- try/by the Chinese Government and wil) endeavor/ to assist that Government to purchase /artillery here when and if the question/1a/raised/by the Chinese representatives/in Washington. Hull ARCHIVES "INATIONAL *RECORDS AND SERVICE" ans DEO 5 893. way VA Co: CWY:HJG FE PA/H Enciphered by another SICH Sent by operator M., 19 - ernes

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