Office of the Historian

President Roosevelt to Mr. T. V. Soong 75

Washington, August 20, 1941.

Dear Dr. Soong: I am happy to comply with the request of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, conveyed to me through your letter of August 7, that an American military mission be sent to China. The Secretary of War has selected as chief of the mission Brigadier General Magruder, who is now assembling his mission and will depart, as soon as possible, for Chungking.

I trust that this mission will aid China in her valiant struggle.

Sincerely yours,

Franklin D. Roosevelt
  1. Photostatic copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N. Y.↩