711.00111 Armament Control Military Secrets/4–847
Memorandum by the Chief of the Munitions Division (Cummins) to Colonel J. E. Bastion of the War Department
Reference is made to your letter to Department, dated April 8, 1947, with respect to the desire of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense to obtain from the U. S. War Department manufacturing drawings, specifications and related materials pertaining to U. S. weapons and ammunition.
The Department favors the release to the Chinese Government of the information requested, provided that: (a) the security classifications permit such releases and (b) an agreement is secured from the Chinese Government that the information so obtained will not be divulged to other governments or to anyone not an officer, employee or agent of the Chinese Government.