811.20 Defense (M)/5429: Telegram

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

137. Department’s circular February 4. No significant changes have occurred in the production of metals in China since my telegram No. 40, January 15, 1 p.m.

Due to the military situation in Burma, no metals have been sent there this year for export to the United States. If metals cannot be exported from China, it is feared that production will decrease appreciably.

Minister of Economic Affairs again stressed the necessity for establishing a cargo air service between China and India.

Gauss