893.248/11–1747
The Acting Chief of the Division of Chinese Affairs (Rice) to the Chinese Minister (Tan)
My Dear Dr. Tan: The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of November 17, 1947 in which, under direction from the Ambassador, you informed me of your Government’s request that instructions be sent to the appropriate United States representatives in the Far East to expedite delivery of certain equipment and material for the 8⅓ Group Program, covered by the agreement between our two Governments recently signed in China.
[Page 923]The subject matter of your letter has been discussed with the appropriate officials of this Department; they have been requested to take all appropriate steps with a view to expediting the handling of the equipment and material in question.
Sincerely yours,