740.0011 European War 1939/13822: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 1:52 p.m.]
1457. For the President, the Secretary and the Under Secretary. I have sent the following telegram to Harry Hopkins in care of our Embassy in London:
“For Harry Hopkins from the Ambassador:
The Chinese Ambassador today called on me to deliver an official invitation to you from Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and Vice President H. H. Kung to visit Chungking. The invitation, which is in the [Page 700] form of a cablegram dated August 5 from Chungking to the Ambassador, reads as follows:
‘To Mr. Harry Hopkins. On behalf of the Chinese Government we send you hearty greetings and a cordial invitation to visit Chungking on your way back to the United States. We hope that you may find it possible to do so. Chiang Kai Shek, H. H. Kung.’
“I have informed the Chinese Ambassador of your return to London and that the invitation is being transmitted to you telegraphically. Kind regards.”