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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1948.

MME CHIANG ARRIVES China Asking For

IN UNITED STATES

San Francisco, November 30. Madame Chiang Kai-shok arrived in the United Statos today to plead for help for distressed China.

China's first lady stepped down from a Navy plane ofter an 8,000-mile flight from Nanking and was tightlipped toward reporters,

She refused to discuss her ponding appeal for all- out American aid to the Nationalist Govern- ment. Chinese sources said she believed it bast to carry hor message direct to Washington. After a brief stop in San home of Mr. Marshall. It was Franciscos, during which she learned in Nanking today that

· States Tonal Qualities too. will visit her Brother, Mr. T her trip to the United

A. Soong, Madame Chiang will was cleared by Mr. Marshall a board the Sacred Cow, pri- week ago by long-distance tele- vate plane of the Secretary of phone. State Mr. George Marshall) for the flight to Washington to- night.

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Madame Chiang wos smiling SERIES vivacious when she arrived the Communist storm.

and was greeler by a delegation Suggestions that Madame of military and State Depart-Chiang be invited to plead her Ihstributionment offteials, the latter handled cause before Congress were re- 10. Muir, assistant fected by foreign policy lenders, although they agreed that she should be given a Congressional hearing If she asked for one.

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Mr T. K. Chang, Chinese Consul General In San Francisco, Admiral C. M. Cooke (retired), former Ameri- can Navy Commander In the Western Pacific, and Reur-Ad- ukral

Redman, deputy Joha Commander of the Western Sen Frander.

To Address Congress?

Kung Calls At

White House

·

Madame Chiang Kai-shek's brother-in-law Bid after White House call on

Tuesday that he does not know whether the will tee President Truman the United

while she States.

Aid Money Virtually

At An End

Washington, December 1. When Madame Chlangare rived to ask for more ald 'to China, she found the present United States milliary ald programme to China virtually exhausted.

The State Department sald China's withdrawals from the $125,000,000 Fund provided by Congress totalïod $113.- 708,000 of last Friday..

Officials cited these figures to show that the United States making money avaliable to China as rapidly as request. to the limit of the pro- ed, to

gramme.

the

authorles Congress military aid when it voted an additional $278;080,000 for the present Econamio Co.opera. tion Administration pro. pramine for China-ASED- ciated Press.

Treaty With U.S.In Operation

Washington, December 1. China's hard-pressed Nation- alist Government put into

Dr. H. H. Kung, former Prime effect, today a five year treaty

After luncheon reception Minister and

a

Finance Minister of friendship, commerce und

American General

Shanghai, December 1.

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step to President Truman, but was overruled by Mr. Marshali. There is speculation-mere spe calation that Mr. Forrestal's de- vision to resign may in part have been induced by Mr. Marshall's action.

On every occasion Mr. Marshall has been approached on the sub- Jeet, his sole reply has been "No," The secrecy. urgency and sud. deness of Madame Chiang's visit to the United States, plus advance hints from Washington that her visit would be received cooly, were interpreted by many here as grounds for believing that Mr. Marsholt was aware of Madame Chiang's prime purpose.

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the Nationalist He will leave Washington on armies, several high level off Friday for Britain, accompanied clala among both Chinese and by Mr. Samuel D. Richards, his American officera profess to. see special assistant. a master mind, which Is not Chinese behind the Chinese Red campaigne.

One source said, "The pattern of co-ordination in the offensives on several fronts indicates that the military

concepts.

at the senior officers' quarters in the Chinese Government, told navigation with the United at the field, Madame Chiang newsmen that he had called on States. was whisked *way In Mr. Mr. Truman kist to pay his re- 6nong's limousine toward San

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In Washington, Madame Chlong will be guest in the

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In reply father ques- tion. Dr. Kung said he did not with the Pre- have to discuss

sident the purpose of Madame Chiang's visit, The indication was that Mr. Truman was well aware of that,

that us 10

Dr. Kung told reporters he had no information whether hts sister-in-law will confer with Mr. Truman.

A reporter wanted to know whether Dr. Kung had made any arrangements at the White House for Madame Chiang's

visit.

Fortnight's Stay

He replied: "Oh, no, no, no,”

Mr. Had he discussed with Truman what the Administration proposes to do in the way new aid to China?.

Dr. Kung said he hud gone over all of that with the Pre- sident at previous conferences.

There has

have boen reports that

would be

Dr. Kung

named Generalissima Chiang Kai-shek's

special representative in this

country. Asked about those, Dr. Kung replied that he supposed he already was Chlang's special representative in a way,

A

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The pact deals with

the rights of individuals and car parations, exchange of goods, navigation and other matters. The Senate ratified it last Juno 2.

Omcials said the delay in put- ding it into effect, was due to the time required for China to agree to reservations made then, and lo administrative procedure.

In London, Mr., Hoffman will confer with Mr. Thomas K. Fin- elter, ECA mission chief for the United Kingdom.

His schedule calls for a depe- ture from London on December 8 and arrival in Shanghai on De- cember 11. A

atatement from ECA sald Mr. Hoffman plans to visit Korea and Tokyo after visiting China.

Under the present plans, Ms. Hoffman will return to Washing- ton on December 20.

on

"It is quite clear tha! prepara- tions in Klangsu had begun many weeks before the fall of Mukden," he said.

There was bo elaboration "The Red march against Hau-his plans except that, while in chow come in almost split second China, he will confer with Mr. timing with the Bnal expulsion Roger D. Lapham, head of ECA of the Nationalists in Manchuria." operations in China-Associated

Press.

Military Genius

The source predicted that the North China campaign would be launched by the same sort of timing, under the direction of a The new treaty was described military genius who could look as basically similar to trwaltes far enough ahead to see how the the U.S. already had in force Klangsu campaign would end in with several other

order to map advance plans for Associated Press.

the Reds in North China.

countries.

Madame As Guest

Of Marshalls

Washington, December 1.

Madame Chiang Kai-shek, by her sudden official visit, has not only put two mon-the President and the Secretary of State-on the spot, but their wives as well.

re

that her

Chinese Embassy officials said Madame Chiang is expected to

As a result the nation's capi- Į the Hmit her stay in

United

Ill with I troublesome skin tal is watching two households, aliment, States to about

Modame Chiang fortnight. United Press and

Associated the White House and an historicquired so much attention Press.

home in Leesburg, Virginia, Mrs. Nesbitt recorded in with considerabic Interest.

"White House Diary": "I could not help wondering how she had The Marshalls have invited managed, us a girl in that Wes- Madame Chiang to be their guestleyan Methodist School In the their 18th century Virgina South, or while she was com- home, Dodona Manor. Al the paigning with the General in White House it was learned that China." there is no plan as yet for the

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Washington, November 30. working with captured and mo- United States navy scientists, dernised.

German supersonic wind tunnels, have reproduced an alr speed 6.18 times the speed of sound (778 miles per hour at sca level), equivalent to 3,980 miles per hour, it was disclosed today.

The Germans used these fun- nels, captured by the American forces at Kochel, Bavaria, for the preliminary development work on

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Police today broke up a mass wife of the Generalissimo to be Madame Chiang spent a lot of meeting of Marseilles seamen entertained at Blair House, where time in bed, and every time she and port workers called in the Truman family is living got out, even for a short time, protest against the arrest of being repaired.

both sheets, the pillow slips, and two seamen's union leaders.

the blanket spread, silk with lace As Paul Cermolace, Communist Such un invitation may be insertings and lace edges, had to Deputy and secretary of the Issued later, of course, but the be changed fresh. Seamen's Union, was about to Trumans have just moved Info speak to several hundred man, Blair House and they are not yet

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to clean the sheets and spreads, with the reputation of опе workers to strike for two hours.

but it was very fussy and expen- Dunkirk dockers went back to quiring much personal service.

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