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Enclosure No. 2. in Mr. Butler's despatch No. 28 of October 7th,
1939 to . M. Ambassador, Washington.
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MEMORANDU
Mr. Vespa alleges that the Chinese Consulates-
General at New York and San Francisco, and part of
the Chinese comanity here, are actively opposed to
Chiang Kai-Chek and supporters of the pro-Japanese
Wang Ching-Wel faction. The vast majority of San
Francisco Chinese are Cantonese.
Shortly after his arrival in San Francisco,
Mr. Vespa was visited at his hotel by a Chinese
named H. H. Tseng, who told him that his life would
be in danger if he engaged in anti-Japanese activities
while here.
Subsequently, he called upon the Chinese Consul-
General, Mr. Feng Chin-Tsing, who is a Cantonese,
with a letter of introduction from the Chinese
Anibago:dor at Wachin ton. Mr. Peng was olite,
though not cordial, and gave him a number of letters
of introduction to local newspapermen, all of which
were signed by idr. Feng himself. When Mr. Vespa
retumed to his hotel, he was visited by Mr. Patrick
Sun, the Chinese Vice-Consul, who handed him yet
another letter of introduction, addressed to Mr.
John H. Oakie at the Institute of Pacific Relations.
Mr. Sun said that the Consul-Generel had overlooked
this letter, and that he was particularly anxious
for Mr. Vespa to meet Mr. Oakie. Mr. Vespa noticed
with some surprise that this letter was signed by
Mr. Sua instead of his Consul-General.
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