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The Secretary of State to the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs (Wang), at Paris
My Dear Dr. Wang: I checked up on the Chinese munitions situation, as you requested, during my brief weekend in Washington. These are the facts as nearly as I could ascertain them:
Ninety-seven of the total 125 million dollars has been released to the Army to meet Chinese requests for material. No request for the remaining 28 million dollars has been submitted by your Government.
Of the 97 millions there has been a delay as to the expenditure of 37 million for small arms because articles could not be found, but I was told that the Army hoped to have a substantial portion of this for expected delivery in China around December 1 next. The State Department is checking further on this.
Faithfully yours,