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BE
Ny dear Nr. Secretary:
On May 18, 1943 Veessetent Secretary Dean Acheson
handed to Dr. 1. V. Chinese Minister for Foreign
Affaire, the draft of a reciprosal ald agreement by the
terms of which onina would undertake to provide supplies
and materials so our arned forces in Ohina and would also
make available to our armed forees and official estab-
lichmente in thet country Chinese ourreney in amounte
to be autually agreed upon. The sext of the proposed
agreement - eleared with officere of your Department
as vell as with representatives os the other interested
agencies of this Government. On December 14, 1943, the
Chinese Minister for Foreign Affaire indieated to our
Ambassador at Chungking that the Chinese Government is
prepared to conclude this reeiproeal aid agreement.
Because of various recent developmente having a
bearing on this question, as officers of your Department
are aware, there has not been a unanimity of view among
the concerned agencies as to the most desirable method
of meeting the exchange difficulties of American forces
and official establishments in China. As a result this
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Department has not considered that it vas in a position
to instruct Ambassador Gauss to conclude the reciprocal
aid agreement under reference. We do not, hovever, feel
that It would be advisable to delay mugh longer our
reply to the approach of the Chinese Minister for
Foreign Affairs. Ascordingly, it is suggested that
representatives of the Mar Department, who are familiar
with this matter, and representatives of other inter-
ested agencies of the Government confer, especially
with a view to reaching agreement on the question of
the
The Honorable
Henry L. Stimson,
Secratary of Mar.
For memorandum of conversation between Mr. Acheson
and T. V. Soong, Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, see p.
See Tel. 2404, December 14, 1943, from Chungking p. 509.
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