893.002/12–844
The Chinese Ambassador (Wei) to President Roosevelt 90
My Dear Mr. President: I have the honor to forward to you the following message, dated December 6, 1944, addressed to you by the President of the Republic of China:
“President Roosevelt:—I beg to draw your attention to the fact that although Dr. H. H. Kung, my personal representative, has resigned from his concurrent post of Minister of Finance, he still holds the important position of Vice-President of the Executive Yuan and the Governor of the Central Bank of China. I myself and the National Government still have the fullest confidence in him and have authorized him to continue his work in the United States with which he has been instructed by the Government. In all affairs—financial, monetary and economic—which he is handling in the United States, Dr. H. H. Kung still has full power to represent the Chinese Government. You are kindly requested to take cognizance of this fact and also to inform all members of your Government concerned to the same effect in order to facilitate the close cooperation between our two countries. Chiang Kai-shek”.
I am [etc.]
- Copy transmitted to the Department by Miss Tully, private secretary to President Roosevelt, in her memorandum of December 8. In response to her request, a reply to this message was prepared in the Department for the President’s approval.↩