893.51/7443a: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Gauss)
206. Please inform Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance that the following letter to him from Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, is being mailed today.
“Dear Dr. Kung: I would like to take this occasion on the conclusion of our negotiations on financial aid to China to express my appreciation of the cooperative and understanding spirit which you and the other members of the Government of China have always brought to discussions with me and my Government.
The peoples of the United Nations have benefited from the indomitable will shown by the Government of China and its valiant leader, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, to fight on until the last Japanese soldier has been driven back into the sea and the evil forces of Japanese militarism destroyed.
The financial assistance being given by the United States to China illustrates to the entire world the good faith and determination of the United Nations when they pledged themselves to pool their resources to defeat the common enemy. Of equal importance it is an expression of the faith and confidence which the American people have in their comrades-in-arms—the Chinese people and their leaders.
The fulfillment of the purposes of the Agreement will greatly strengthen China’s ability to continue its successful resistance. The past splendid record of the Government of China in adhering to the aims and intent of Agreements entered into with the U.S. Treasury give me absolute confidence that the carrying out of the Agreement will be to the mutual satisfaction of both countries.
Sincerely yours,
Henry Morgenthau
Secretary of the Treasury”