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672 PREPARING OFFICE WILL INDICATE WHETHER TELEGRAM SENT PREPARING OFFICE WILL Collect TYPE HERE CLEARLY THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE Department of State MESSAGE: Charge Department Tor Washington Charge to - 4 - be exacted, e.g., cash reimbursement, deferred payments, or offsets against Yuan balances. One of the difficulties in reaching conclusions here is that no one in Washington is able to estimate, with any degree of accuracy, the magnitude of the transfer of supplies and services which will be required to carry out our existing objectives, nor can there be estimated here the amounts of Yuan advances and expenditures which may be required in the future by US forces in China. It is expected that the War Department will request General Wedemeyer to furnish estimates on these questions within the next day or two. Their prompt receipt is essential to enable the interested Departments to keep the President advised. Three. If there is additional information on either of the above subjects which you desire to receive informally in advance of formal communication, please advise. CR. pt s "NATIONAL SERVICE^ RECORDS JAN 17 1046P. M. Cheam Acting (JCV) 08:br 1/17/48 FE Jev All u DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- HC , NARS Date 6.25.75

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