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the appointment to superintend transport over the road of
Mr. John E. Baker, an American with practical experience
of transport problems and an intimate knowledge of the
Chinese and of conditions in China. With the aid of trained
American assistants, Mr. Baker, it is understood, is taking
steps to improve both the physical condition of the road
and the organization of the transport system. According
to the press, Mr. Baker has estimated that the road's po-
tential capacity is 30,000 tons a month and that this total,
if adequate supplies of trucks, et cetera, are made avail-
able, can be reached. Although the Japanese have succeeded
in damaging certain of the bridges over the Burma Road from
time to time through bombing operations, statistics of
traffic over the road show that the bombings have not ser-
iously interrupted the flow of goods, owing apparently to
the success of the Chinese in developing a ferry system
and in repairing the bridges. According to reliable tech-
nical opinion, installation of an improved ferry system will
ensure that despite damage to bridges, virtually normal
traffic over the road can be maintained. It is likely that
the volume of American aid reaching China may be increased
in the near future through the development of alternate
sections of the Burma Road or alternate routes and also
through the use of airplanes as freight carriers under a
plan now receiving active consideration by the China National
Aviation Corporation, a joint enterprise of the Chinese
Government and Pan American Airways. It would seem from the
information now available that material assistance to enable
the Chinese effectively to assist themselves can reach the
Chinese Government in S teadily increasing amounts.
- is ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE** RECORDS AND
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