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    "ocrText": "ULUNC\ndone it was possible that the people of China would feel that\nChina's participation in the conference had been successful,\nwhile the U.S. would be spared an untimely commitment.\nGeneral Wedeneyer has recently informed the Wer Department that\nno record of any commitment for U.S. support of ninety divisions exists\nat Hendquerters, U.S. Forces China Theater. He stated, however, that\nthe Generalissino has stated hat Prosident Roosevelt promised to\nequip ninety Chinese divisions in the presence of Harry Hopkins at\nthe Cairo conference.\nWor Deportment setion on furnishing equipment to the Chinese\nAnay consisted of approval of the first thirty divisions plus ten\nper cent of the second thirty divisions as outlined above until ferch\n1945 et which time approval was extended to a total of thirty-nine\ndivisions for the purpose of carrying out specific operations s.s\nagreed between the teneralissino and Genezal Nedeneyer.\nThe basia for the 120 division figuro now being used by the\nChinese may be as follows. Both General Stilwell and General Medeneyer\nhave repeatedly urged the Concralissino to teke steps to reduce the\nnunber of divisiona of the Chinese Arny to a figure which China could\nreasonably expect to support. To this end the Generalissino has\nagreed to reduce the number of Chinese divisiona from 348 to a total\nof 120 by 1 July 1946.\nA survey of the equiment progrem for the 39 U.S. sponsored\nChinese Divisions as of VJ-Day revealed that approximately one-third\nof the equipment had been handed over in Chins to the Chinese Govern-\nment, one-third was in the India-Burme and China Theaters but not yet\nturned over to the Chinese and one-fifth uns en route between the\nUnited States and Asia ports. Practicolly all of the remeinder of\nthe program has been assigned to Chins by the Munitions Assignments\nBoard but not yet shipped from the United States.\nFOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF:\nto the 6\nLieutenant Generol, GSC\nActing Deputy Chief of Staff\nSLOME\napplicantly pipture\n-2-"
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