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    "ocrText": "461\n27-4\n-8-\n(1) The Ameriean interests in a \" A e have pieneered an\nthe China field and have established an excellent reputation\nwith the Chinese for eseperativeness in administration and\neffectivenees in operatione. They have rendered invaluable\nservices to the Chinese Goverament, Chinese persons of Am-\npertance, and foreignere an Ghina. the pesition which they\nhave established constitutes a and - economie as-\nset valuable to the United States. 3t 1a desirable that this\nasset be conserved. Sovard conserving 18, there so need that\nc N A c be effered the meame of maintaining and strengthoning\nitself. If this means se not provided there se danger that\nthis splendia organisstion vill falle out of the pieture is\nChina. Mere 11 to fate out, these might Sade out with is the\nfaverable pesition for American aviation in Onina. It is de-\nsirable, for the pees-var interest of the American aviaties\nindustry as a whele, that that pesition not be lest. the\nChinese are not overloeking and vill not fail se note the at-\ntitude of the American doverement toward an American interest\nwhich has performed as has the Aserican management in thie\n(c N A 0) enterprise.\n(2) Service renderable by esvil aviation in Ohina se in-\nportant in its bearing en the prebles of keeping up the Ohi-\nnese war effort. Noet of the small number of planes other\nthan military which are operating within Ohina now are em-\nployed in transportation of military pereonnel (Ohinese) and\nfor other purpeses decided upon by that personnel. Such, 11\nAs understoed will be primarily the empleyment of the five\nplanes recentiy delivered to the Aeronautical Commiesion of\nthe Chinese Government. But there se noed to fueilitate\ntransportation of civilian personnel, including some efficial\ncivilian personnel, not enly Chinese but also American and\nother, commercial and industrial personnel engaged in activi-\nties non-ailitary but of importance in connestion with the\nwar effort. There 1e special need for quick trensportation\nbetween Chungking and Kunning, between and Eveichow,\nand between Chungking and Chengtu and peinte northweet of\nChougSu.\nAs a result os the progressively wekening economie con-\ndition of free China, arising from the isslation of the area,\nand of the breaktown of transport within the area se move .\nsential local sargees to vital points, there is develeping in\nChima a condition bordering upen a trues with\nareas and with the Japanese forces on the front lines. The\nUnited Nations have been casting about so find means of are\nresting this trend and reising the will to fight among the\nChinese ferees, and under present conditions is would appsar\nthat a fow more air transporte offer one means.\nthough,"
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