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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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