Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1942, General; the British Commonwealth; the Far East, Volume I

895.01/88: Telegram

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

Washington, April 7, 1942—9 p.m.

263. Reference your telegrams 285, March 28, 9 a.m., and 287, March 28, 11 a.m.²³ These expressions of your views have been helpful to the Department and the Department would appreciate your continuing, without of course making any commitment, to obtain from the Chinese Government such information or views of interest as they may have with regard to the Korean question. You may in this connection let the Chinese authorities know that we shall bear in mind the desirability of keeping them informed in regard to any significant developments here.

Welles

23. For latter, see Foreign Relations, 1942, China, p. 730.