Office of the Historian

893.248/275: Telegram

The Chargé in China (Vincent) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, March 16, 1943—4 p.m.
[Received March 17—5:17 p.m.]

378. Last night at a dinner given by the Chinese Aeronautical Commission in honor of General Chennault, Dr. Kung41 referred to the creation of the Fourteenth Air Force with Chennault in command as result to [of] President Roosevelt’s recognition of the difficulties experienced by General Chennault in trying to operate the China Air Task Force under the Tenth Air Force commanded by General Bissell at New Delhi.

The addresses and general atmosphere prevailing at the dinner reflected the extremely optimistic expectations which the Chinese have regarding future American aviation activities in the China theater.

Vincent
  1. H. H. Kung, Chinese Minister of Finance.↩