President Roosevelt to Major General Claire L. Chennault 78
My Dear Chennault: I have not written you recently because of the number of troubles here, which you doubtless have some inkling of—troubles in China, I mean. I hope I am going to be able to straighten it out.
In the meantime, as you know, I sent the former Secretary of War and Donald Nelson to talk with the Generalissimo. Nelson has come back two days ago with a more optimistic report on the economic matters than I had expected. However, on military matters things are not so good, though apparently the old supply line over the Hump is working out better than you and I thought.
I will let you know if anything happens. In the meantime, keep up the spirit because it is going to work out all right.
Always sincerely yours,
- Copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N. Y.↩