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121.893/7–1147: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China ( Stuart )

Washington , July 11, 1947—5 p.m.

857. The President of the United States desires to send General Wedemeyer and a small group of assistants to make a fact-findinsr appraisal of the current and projected situation in China and Korea. General Wedemeyer will leave almost immediately and the duration of his mission is estimated at 1 month to 6 weeks.

Please see the Generalissimo12a as soon as practical and deliver the above message.

Marshall
  1. Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China.↩