032 Willkie, Wendell/45b: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Gauss)
763. Reference Department’s 762, August 24, 9 p.m.6 in regard to Mr. Willkie’s itinerary. Although we assume that the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Chinese Embassy has apprised the Chinese Government of Mr. Willkie’s scheduled visit to Chungking it is desired that you inform Chiang Kai-shek personally of Mr. Willkie’s proposed visit to Chungking and request that appropriate assistance and courtesies be extended by the Chinese authorities to Mr. Willkie during his stay in China including such arrangements as may be necessary in connection with his travel.
The Department desires that you keep it informed of such arrangements for Mr. Willkie’s visit as are made in China.
- See last paragraph of telegram No. 406, supra. ↩