Office of the Historian

811B.20/39: Telegram

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

Chungking, December 20, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received December 20—12:46 p.m.]

For the United States High Commissioner:76

“Chinese Foreign Office has informed Embassy of the Chinese Government’s desire that the Philippine authorities permit the organization in the Philippines of a Chinese volunteer corps to fight side by side with Americans and Filipinos. Foreign Office stresses beneficial psychological effect upon large population in the Islands and requests that you approach the Philippine Government.”77

Sent to Manila; repeated to Department.

Gauss
  1. Francis B. Sayre, at Manila.↩
  2. Ambassador Gauss was instructed on December 27 to inform the Chinese Foreign Office that the offer was greatly appreciated and was receiving active consideration.↩