893.24/8–2147
The Acting Chief of the Division of Lend-Lease and Surplus War Property Affairs (Shenefield) to the Chairman of the Chinese Supply Commission (Wang)
My Dear Dr. Wang: In my letter to you on August 8, 1947 you were advised that as a result of the enactment of Public Law 271, 80th Congress, the lend-lease pipeline material not previously made available to your Government, could now be delivered in accordance with the Pipeline Agreement of June 14, 1946.
In this connection I should like to call your attention to Mr. Lane’s27 letter to you dated December 13, 1946.28 In view of the recent favorable action by Congress, the accessorial expenses29 mentioned in paragraph number (1) of that letter will be paid by the United States Government, as provided in the Agreement of June 14, 1946 subject to repayment as provided in paragraph C (2) thereof. Payment for ocean freight will remain subject to the statement contained in paragraph (2) of the letter of December 13, 1946.30
If you have any further questions concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to call on me.
Sincerely yours,
- Chester T. Lane, Lend-Lease Administrator and Deputy Foreign Liquidation Commissioner as of December 1, 1946.↩
- Not printed.↩
- Inland freight, warehousing, hauling, etc. Mr. Lane’s letter indicated, primarily, that China would pay these charges on goods shipped after midnight, December 31, 1946, in lieu of the 7½% charge provided in the pipeline agreement.↩
- This paragraph indicated that China would pay freight charges and freight forwarding fees on goods shipped on vessels sailing after midnight, December 31, 1946.↩