740.0011 Pacific War/3132: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China ( Gauss )
362. Reference your telegram no. 293, February 27, summarizing a statement of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to the “soldiers and citizens of Thailand”.
At his press conference on March 12 the President made special reference to the Generalissimo’s statement as a matter which he deemed of great value. Referring to the Generalissimo’s statements that China as well as her Allies had no territorial ambitions in Thailand [Page 37] and harbor no intentions of undermining her sovereignty and independence and that the Thais should recognize the fact that the territory and freedom of Thailand can only be restored to her through the victory of China and her Allies, the President stated that they were a declaration of policy not only of China but of the policy of the United Nations as well. The President emphasized the relation of the Generalissimo’s statement to what he characterized as the general point of view of the United Nations in regard to territory grabbing.