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The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 26—2:37 p.m.]
2231. To Secretary of the Treasury from Adler. Raised question with Dr. Kung in accordance with your instructions in conversation yesterday. He replied that missionaries had been receiving 30 to 1 for missionary expenditures since May 1 and that all famine relief expenditures had been receiving 40 to 1 from same date. He was in [Page 455] course of negotiating with foreign missionary philanthropic and cultural organizations about further adjustment in rate they receive (re your 1474, October 13).
Above confirmed by reliable source according to which missionaries had been receiving 40 for famine relief expenditures. According to same source, Dr. Kung will probably give above organizations 40 for all their expenditures in China. [Adler.]