811.20 Defense (M)/6876: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, May 27, 1942—[?] a.m.
[Received 7:10 p.m.]
[Received 7:10 p.m.]
611. Embassy’s 590, May 23, 11 a.m. China National Aviation Corporation has approached Embassy with offer to transport tin or tungsten from Kunming to Assam (Dinjan) at rate of United States dollars 750 per ton. Tonnages involved would not be large. Metals Reserve may wish consider offer. American military transport planes are now taking out limited quantities of tin and will start moving tungsten soon.
Gauss