793.94/17079
The Chinese Ambassador (Hu Shih) to the
Secretary of State
The Chinese Ambassador presents his compliments to the Secretary of State and
has the honor to enclose herewith a translation of a telegram addressed to
the Secretary of State from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President of the
Executive Yuan and Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, under date of
Chungking, July 7, 1942.
Washington
, July 8,
1942.
[Enclosure—Translation]
Telegram to Honorable Cordell Hull, Secretary of
State, from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President of the
Executive Yuan and Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Chungking,
July 7th, 1942
I wish to convey to you the appreciation of the Chinese Government and
people for your telegraphic message of good wishes on the occasion of
the Fifth Anniversary of China’s war of resistance against
aggression.66
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China and the United States are now faced with the same enemy and are
engaged in a common struggle in concert with other anti-aggression
nations. This constitutes a most memorable event in the long history of
cordial relations between our two countries. The Chinese army and people
will long remember your message in praise of China’s war effort, and we
will surely spur ourselves to further endeavors in the fulfillment of
our duties in order to bring about the defeat of the brutal aggressors
for the common good of our two countries and all the other United
Nations.
