840.50/1852
The Chinese Ambassador (Wei) to the Assistant Secretary of State (Acheson)
My Dear Mr. Acheson: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of April 7, 1943,46 enclosing the minutes of the discussion held on March 24, 1943 at your office on the draft of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation agreement.
[Page 902]It was agreed that when the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the U.S.S.R. and China are in a position to accept the proposal made by you for the appointment of a British and a Soviet Deputy Director General, the Minutes of the discussion on this point shall include the following statement:
“There was full agreement and understanding that when Deputy Directors General are appointed for the European region, under the powers placed with the Director General by Article IV, paragraph 4, there shall be included a Deputy Director General of Soviet nationality and a Deputy Director General of British nationality. It was also understood that in addition to such Deputies there might be other Deputies appointed for the European region including one of United States nationality.”
I wish now to suggest on behalf of my Government the addition of the following statement:
“There was full agreement and understanding that when Deputy Directors General are appointed for the Asiatic region, under the powers placed with the Director General by Article IV, paragraph 4, there shall be included a Deputy Director General of Chinese nationality. It was also understood that in addition to such Deputy Director General there might be other Deputies appointed for the Asiatic region, including one of United States nationality.”
I shall be greatly obliged if you will be good enough to bring it up for discussion in the next meeting.
I am [etc.]
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