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The Secretary of State to the Chinese Ambassador (Wei)

The Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Excellency the Ambassador of China and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of his communication of April 3, 1946, in regard to the proposed training of eight hundred additional Chinese air cadets in the United States.

The Department’s records indicate that on February 23, 1946, the Chinese Air Force approached the American authorities in China in regard to the training of these additional Chinese air cadets but that after due consideration it was decided that the project was not feasible under existing legislation. It is understood that the Chinese Air Force has already been apprised of the War Department’s decision in regard to this matter.