893.00/15180
The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 18.]
Sir: I have the honor to enclose a copy of despatch no. 4 of September 21, 1943, from the Secretary on detail at Lanchow74 reporting observations made to him by responsible and well informed Central Government officials at Lanchow in regard to the disintegration of the political and administrative authority of the Central Government and of the Kuomintang.
The despatch is of chief interest in that it reports criticism of the Chungking administration by its officials in an area where, together with the Sian area, the repressive tendencies of the Central Government are perhaps most strongly in evidence.
Respectfully yours,
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