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From: Britmis Chungking
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Ref your 58502 (M.0.12) July 9th.
Have discussed question with Ambassador and General
Carton de Wiart and we are agreed project suggested is
not now practical. Following represents our combined
opinions.
1.
Project is closely bound up with American attitude
still tending to harden towards British military organizations
in China.
Americans regard China as their theatre and
barely tolerate our presence here at all.
2. They are in any case extremely suspicious of our
activities and I face continual crises, obstructions, pin
pricks and the like.
Hitherto these difficulties have
been mitigated by a policy of complete frankness with
Wedemeyer on the part of General Carton de Wiart and myself.
We are both completely committed to keeping him informed of
all (repeat all) we do in the military field. On any other
basis we would have had to close down completely some
months ago.
3. We both have gained the impression that Wedemeyer is personally opposed to any action by the British in China
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