It may be noted that the Chinese Government expresses the hope that the
experts to be sent are men of wide experience and of an appropriately high
rank in their respective fields and that the Chinese Government proposes to
fix their term of appointment at three or four years. The Embassy had
previously informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that under the present
conditions, in order to be of maximum utility to the Chinese Government, as
well as in the interest of transportation economy, the persons sent should
remain for at least one year (see second paragraph of Department’s telegram
No. 130 of February 24, 1942, 9 p.m.).
[Enclosure—Translation]
The President of the Chinese Executive Yuan and Acting
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Chiang Kai-shek) to the American Ambassador (Gauss)
[Chungking, June 20, 1942.]
Excellency: I have the honor to refer to my
formal note of March 25, 1942,16 regarding the decision of the United States to
send some experts to China for service with which I enclosed a list of
ten experts whose services are needed by the Chinese Government with the
request that Your Excellency forward the same to the Department of
State. On April 9, 1942, Your Excellency verbally informed Vice Minister
Fu17 of this
Ministry that during the next fiscal year (beginning July 1, 1942), the
American Government had decided to send in addition not more than twenty
experts to China for service, making a total of thirty including the ten
previously decided upon.
In compliance with Your Excellency’s request, I have the honor to enclose
a second list of fifteen experts whose services are needed by the
Chinese Government departments concerned. In the first list of experts,
there were included a corn and potato breeder and an insecticide and
fungicide expert for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The
Ministry has explained that, in regard to the corn and potato breeder
whom it needs, it makes no difference whether he
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is major in one and minor in the other, although
it is preferred that he be specialized in both. As regards the
insecticide and fungicide expert, he should be well versed in chemistry
and in the manufacture of insecticides and fungicides. It would be much
better if he also knows insect and plant pathology. But he should have
experience in the operation of a small-scale insecticide and fungicide
laboratory in order that the laboratory may immediately start work upon
his arrival. The Ministry earnestly hopes that these experts have wide
knowledge and experience and have an appropriate rank (in their
respective lines of studies). The Ministry proposes to fix their term of
office at three or four years.
I have the honor to indite this formal note for Your Excellency’s
information and to request that the above information be conveyed to the
Department of State.
Accept [etc.]
[Subenclosure—Translation]
List of Experts Needed by Chinese Government
Departments
I. For service with the Ministry of Finance:
One expert on Paper-making.
One expert on Engraving.
II. For service with the Ministry of Economic
Affairs:
One expert on Petroleum Refining (to be recommended by the Ministry of
Economic Affairs)
One Metallurgical Engineer (Works Engineer of very long experience in
steel-making by Bessemer, open-hearth, crucible, and electric furnace
processes.)
III. For service with the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry:
One Animal Breeder (specialized in artificial fertilization)
IV. For service with the National Health
Administration:
One Sanitary Engineer (with field experiences especially on Malaria
prevention.)
One expert on Biological Products (with practical experiences—vaccine and
serum)
One Organic Chemist (with special experiences in Vitamin
preparations—concentrated from natural sources.)
V. For service with the Ministry of Communications:
One expert on Radio (engineering, repairs, manufacturing and
assembling.)
VI. For service with the Ministry of Education:
One Aeronautical Engineer (inspiring teacher)
One Electrical Engineer (inspiring teacher)
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One expert on Animal Husbandry (inspiring teacher)
VII. For service with the Commission of Hydraulic
Affairs:
One Hydraulic Engineer (especially on the regulation of waterways, paying
special attention on: (a) the problem of soil
conservation of the upper valley of the waterway, (b) the problem of retarding floods and preventing soil
erosion, (c) the problem of correlation of river
regulation with flood control, irrigation and water power works, (d) the problem about design and construction of
canalization works.[)]
VIII. For service with the Board of Information:
One expert on Films (with qualifications as following: (1) wide technical
knowledge on the making standard and sub-standard sound motion pictures
as well as news photos; (2) long experience in: (a) handling both profit and non-profit propaganda pictures in
U. S. A., (b) making pictures with standard and
sub-standard cameras, (c) laboratory work, (d) sound recording on films and discs, (e) editing and cutting; (3) interest in making
documentary films on China, newsreels and newsphotos; (4) wide
connections with American newsreel companies, sub-standard film
distributors, and newsphoto agencies in U. S. A., (5) ability to make
suggestions and impart new and practical ideas for both motion and still
pictures which, when produced, will find acceptance by American
producers and audience; (6) ability to write scripts, commentaries,
sub-titles, captions and stories; (7) knowledge and understanding of
China good enough to be able to co-operate with Chinese staff
member.)
One Re-write man (experienced)
