893.24/1399: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
Chungking, August 8,
1942—10 a.m.
[Received August 8—7:33 a.m.]
[Received August 8—7:33 a.m.]
920. Embassy’s 836, July 13, noon. Embassy understands from Kwok, Director of Foreign Trade Office of NRC,18 that agreement has been reached with Russians by Wong Wen-hao (who has not yet returned from northwest) to exchange during this year 2,000 tons strategic materials desired by Russian for equal weight of supplies for China (primarily gasoline) the point of exchange to be Hami, transportation to be by truck.
Gauss
- National Resources Commission, Chinese Ministry of Economic Affairs.↩