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took place there should be liquidation of promises
made at Washington immediately upon establishment of
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X
ally de facto regency government with a sufficient
measure of provincial support to make such liquidation practicable.
Political situation has deteriorated during past
few days and it is still doubtful whether Yen cabinet will materialize as a real coalition government repre- senting Wu, Chiang and Sun and I cannot subscribe to view
apparently held by Americans that Washington surtax
agreement should be concluded without regard to
political situation and status of Chinese delegation vis-à-vis principal provincial leaders.