Office of the Historian

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

Generalissimo Chiang to President Roosevelt1

Chungking, 9 November 1943.

Mme Chiang down with flu and dysentery. Funeral of late President Lin Sen scheduled for 17th. Provided Mme Chiang has recovered I intend to leave here early on the 18th. Otherwise I must delay my departure, in which case your conference with Stalin can take place before ours. I prefer seeing you before you see Stalin and sincerely hope our plans will work out in that way.

Chiang Kai-shek
  1. Sent by Stilwell, via Army channels, in telegram 858, November 9, 1943, which was marked as “Secret”, “Priority”, and “For the eyes of Gen Marshall only for transmission to the President”.↩