740.00115 Pacific War/8–2946
The Chinese Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs (Kan) to the American Ambassador in China (Stuart)35
Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of July 636 transmitting the views of your Government with regard to the repatriation of Japanese nationals and Japanese prisoners of war and to the retention for service of Japanese technical personnel.
The Chinese Government’s views regarding the repatriation of Japanese nationals and Japanese prisoners of war is in general identical with that which was stated in your note under reply. As regards [Page 908] the small number of Japanese technical personnel now being retained by the Chinese Government for service, they have all volunteered for such services themselves, and, furthermore, this has enabled the continuance of operation of a number of industrial, mining, and communications enterprises. During this transitional period, those who are being retained for service temporarily will not be given positions of control (will not hold title as manager or overseer), nor will they be owners of any properties whatsoever, or representatives. As soon as the training of Chinese technical personnel is completed, this work will be successively taken over and (the Japanese technical personnel) will be repatriated to Japan.
I would appreciate your transmitting the above for the information of the United States Department of State.
Accept [etc.]
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