740.0011 Pacific War/3440: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in China (Atcheson)

1315. Embassy’s 1711, September 15, 9 a.m. Reference final paragraph.

1.
Present expectation is to send congratulatory message upon Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s formal inauguration,50 date of which, according to the Chinese Embassy, is to be fixed later.
2.
Further consideration will be given to despatch of message suggested in Embassy’s 1674, September 11, upon receipt of the Ambassador’s [Page 125] views and an indication of the Generalissimo’s reaction to any informal approach the Ambassador may decide to make on this subject.
Hull
  1. As President of the National Government of the Republic of China; see note from the Chinese Ambassador, September 15, p. 339.