811.20 Defense (M)/9555: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:06 p.m.]
1165. Department’s 854, September 22, 5 p.m. Kunming Consulate reports that, until new cargo plane field at Yanglin near Kunming is completed towards end of year, there does not appear to be much likelihood that available plane space will exceed cargo. Beginning next year it may be advisable to devise means to encourage increased deliveries of wolfram.
United States Army headquarters here has informed Embassy of temporary interruption of shipment of strategic materials to provide for transfer of Chinese troops to India by air.
Department’s 879, September 28, 6 p.m.,34 last paragraph. All available air space now being utilized as far as is known.
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