893.51/8–1845: Telegram

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

1297. Please communicate to President Chiang Kai-shek the following message from President Truman (ReEmbs tel. 1386, August 18, 3 p.m.):

“I am very happy to welcome Dr. Soong on his visit here for the purposes indicated in your letter. Dr. Soong and I have already had a discussion of matters of mutual interest and he is now conferring with other officials of the Government regarding specific problems. [Page 1133] Subsequently should he desire further discussion with me I shall of course be pleased to see him and explore further with him practical measures for post-war collaboration between China and the United States and among all nations interested in the Far East.

“Your kind expression of personal good wishes is warmly reciprocated. Harry S. Truman.”

Byrnes