740.0011 Pacific War/3440: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in China (Atcheson)
Washington, September 18,
1943—midnight.
1315. Embassy’s 1711, September 15, 9 a.m. Reference final paragraph.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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