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    "ocrText": "1944\nJan. 16\nTel. 108 from Chungking\n543\nObservations upon Gissimo's message to\nPresident Roosevelt and former's oral re-\nmarks: message reflects attitude and in-\nfluence of Madame Chiang Kai-shek who ob-\nviously drafted it without consulting re-\nsponsible members of Government; no sound\nbasis for threatening to allow U. S. Army\nto shift for itself; knowledge in U. S. of\nunrealistic Chinese attitude on exchange\nrate could react very unfavorably for China:\nJan. 16\nTel. 79 to Chungking\n548\nAdvice that Treasury Department had with-\ndrawn its request for delay on conclusion\nof reverse Lend-Lease agreement.\nInstruction to cooperate with General\nStilwell on matter and to avoid possible\nembarrassment since Stilwell might present\nseparate financial arrangement.\nJan. 19\nTel. 122 from Chungking\n551\nAttitude of Embassy not to take action\non conclusion of reverse Lend-Lease agree-\nment pending reaction of Washington to\nGissimo's message in tel. 105, Jan. 16.\nView that there was no possibility of ef-\nfecting change in official rate of exchange.\nJan. 22\nTel. from Chungking to War Department\n553\nTransmittal of message from Ambassador\nto Secretary of State recommending that\nlast paragraph of President Roosevelt's\nJan. 20 letter relative to aid to China\nought to be deleted or clarified.\nFeb. 11\nTel. 277 from Chungking\n555\nReport of conversation between U. S.\nChief of Staff and Chief of Chinese Ord-\nnance who raised question of using Lend-\nLease equipment against Chinese communists;\nreply of U. S. officer that Chinese could\nnot successfully explain to American people\nsuch use of equipment."
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