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There have been indications that Chinese gov- ernment, under pressure from Nationalists, would attempt to convert commission of enquiry into a conference and it is significant that recent man- date of chief executive appoints Wang Chung Hul as plenipotentiary delegate to commission.

We felt that such an attempt to modify scope and character of commission must be firmly resisted and that best means of doing so would be for first meeting of commission to be held at senior Minister's house when American or some other foreign member could be chosen to act as president or chairman.

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