893.51/7509a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China ( Gauss )
576. For Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance from Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury.
The passing of Mr. Fox has deprived both China and the United States of a devoted and wise public servant. Until a permanent successor is appointed and in view of the fact that Mr. William Taylor, the American Alternate, is being held by the Japanese in Hong Kong, I would like to suggest that China appoint an Acting Alternate to perform the duties and obligations conferred on the American Member of the Stabilization Board by the April 1st Agreement.76
If this procedure is satisfactory to you, I would like to recommend Mr. Solomon Adler, who is at present in Chungking and who was Acting American Member of the Stabilization Board during the late Mr. Fox’s return to the United States. His long experience with the United States Treasury and his recent activities in China make him eminently qualified for the position.
I trust this cable finds you in good health. [Morgenthau.]
- Signed at Washington, April 1, 1941, by T. V. Soong and Kan Lee for China and Henry Morgenthau, Jr., for the United States.↩