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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hamilton)
Mr. Bell of the Treasury Department telephoned at four this afternoon. He said that he had tried to get in touch with Dr. T. V. Soong, but that Dr. Soong had not been able to see him today because he (Dr. Soong) had to go to New York to see a doctor. Mr. Bell said that Mr. Fox was also going to New York today and that in the circumstances, in order to avoid any appearance of delay on our part, Mr. Bell had asked Mr. Fox to call on Dr. Soong tomorrow in New York, to inform Dr. Soong that we had accepted all the other suggestions made by Dr. Soong, and to hand Dr. Soong for study and consideration the revised draft of Article II which was forwarded to the Treasury Department by this Department in Mr. Welles’ letter to Mr. Morgenthau of March 11. Mr. Bell said that Mr. Fox was to suggest to Dr. Soong that Dr. Soong think over this possible new draft of Article II until his return to Washington when he could give the Treasury Department his reaction thereto. Mr. Bell said that Dr. Soong might of course do what he had done with the previous draft and simply refer the revised draft of Article II to his Government by telegraph. Mr. Bell said also that in case Dr. Soong returned to Washington by Saturday morning we might be able to have another meeting on the matter Saturday morning.
[Page 486]Mr. Bell said that he had telephoned in order to inform us of this development. I thanked him for so doing.