Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The Far East, Volume V

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The Under Secretary of State (Welles) to Captain James Roosevelt, U. S. M. C., of the Office of the Coordinator of Information

Washington, August 29, 1941.

Dear Jimmy: I thank you for sending me a copy of your letter of August 22 to Harry Hopkins together with its enclosure, Mr. T. V. Soong’s eloquent letter of August 16 to Colonel Donovan.

I am glad to have your personal views on this important question. There seems to me to be no question that prompt assistance to China is of vital importance and should at all times be regarded as and be made a part of our program of giving aid to countries that are resisting aggression.

Yours sincerely,

Sumner Welles