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478 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 44-1 ADVISER ON POLITICAL RELATIONS September 13, 1943. I am initialing this proposed telegram for the reason that it is an expression of an opinion of the Department. I wish, hoyever, to make record again of my view that so long as this Government and the British Government decline to admit the Chinese to a membership or an effective representation on the Munitions Assignment Board, the procedure of assigning munitions, etc. to China is going to continue to be a source of suspicion and cause of resentment to the Chinese, is going to be regarded by the Chinese as an evidence that we and the British do not wieh or intend to treat China as a full partner in the war effort, is going to impede our effort to get maximum of cooperation from the Chinese, and 1s going to add straws to the diplomatic burden which is piling up in the political field and which will have to be carried in our rela- tions with China in the postwar period. It would be a good deal easier to reason with the Chinese about the problem of distribution of munitions were the Chinese represented on the Board than it has been is or will be while the Chinese are not there represented. ens 3. SERVICE* RECORDS AND 1 GA PA/H: SKH: FLB

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