Office of the Historian

127.62/6–2045: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Hurley) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, June 20, 1945.
[Received June 20—8:17 a.m.]

1016. General Wedemeyer and I issued the following joint statement to the press yesterday.

“Reports of dissension between ourselves or members of our staffs, either personally or officially, are untrue. There have been differences of opinion; however, they have always been resolved promptly and amicably. The diplomatic and military representatives of the United States in China are working together harmoniously and will continue to do so.”

Hurley