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537 -2-, 105, Sixteonth, from Chungking whi ch China lost groat quantities of oquipment and men thru no fault of hor own. "In cose the Treasury Department feels unable to accede to either of the above two proposrls then Chine will be forcod to take the only course open to her, that is, to continuo with cll her avcilcblo strength and for as long C.S possible the resistanco rginst our contion enomy Jopen, thus dischorging in c way the responsibili- ties incumbont upon her C.S c momber of the United Netions. In thrt oventuclity she would hove to ollow her ver cco- nomy rnd ver finonce to follow the natural course of events. Such boing the ceso, the Chincso Government will hove no means at its disposcl to noot the noods of the Jmoricen rmy in Chinc, and consequontly the imericen in Chine will hovo to depend upon itsclf to carry out my and 11 of its projocts, for much to our rogrot, wo shall bo inovitobly plocod in c position ir which he connot make any further financial or contri- bution, including construction of works for militory uso. Chicng Kci Shok". Sepcrate messogo ropcrts convorsction with Chinng. GI.USS EDA ARCHIVES /NATIONAL SERVICER RECORDS AMD

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