Office of the Historian

893.24/1385: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, July 13, 1942—noon.
[Received 1:05 p.m.]

836. Embassy’s 747, June 24, 11 a.m.15 Dr. Wong Wen-hao16 and a Chinese military officer are now in Sinkiang negotiating with the Russians regarding transportation of supplies between Alma Ata and Lanchow. The Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs states that discussions of transit of Lend-Lease supplies through Russia is not an objective of Dr. Wong’s trip; that he is trying to clear up misunderstandings and get trucks moving over the Sinkiang route with cargo for China (primarily gasoline) and strategic materials for Russia.

Gauss
  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Chinese Minister of Economic Affairs.↩