893.5151/906a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Gauss)
Washington, November
21, 1942—2 p.m.
1125. For Adler from the Secretary of the Treasury. Treasury would be pleased to receive information and your views on the following matters:
- (a)
- Regulations governing remittances from Free China to friendly countries, particularly the United States, including (1) limitations, if any, on the amount which can be remitted by any individual during any given period, e. g., one month; (2) purposes for which remittances are permitted, and (3) restrictions as to individuals or organizations permitted to make remittances.
- (b)
- Regulations, if any, governing export of foreign currencies from China, particularly to the United States, including currencies carried out by individuals leaving the country.
- (c)
- Black market for foreign currencies, particularly the United States dollars, including (1) chief centers; (2) magnitude of volume of transactions; (3) sources of foreign currencies; (4) chief beneficiaries and (5) attitude of Chinese Government towards the continued existence of these black markets.
Please forward as quickly as possible the information on those of the above matters which are more readily available. With regard to such of the above matters on which detailed information is difficult to obtain, please forward as soon as possible your preliminary findings. [Morgenthau.]
Hull