893.002/2–1549: Telegram
The Minister-Counselor of Embassy in China (Clark) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 16—2:20 a. m.]
[Cantel] 45. Survey shows following Ministries, with responsible head indicated, are established Canton. Each, of course, has supporting staffs and all are still in midst of unpacking and assembling archives:
Executive Yuan—President, Sun Fo; Justice—Acting Minister, Chao Sen; Communications—Vice Minister, Lin Hung-hsiung; Agriculture and Forestry—representative, Hsu Chi-wu; Education—Acting Minister, Chen Yueh-ping; Social Affairs—Vice Minister, Huang Pei-tu; Land Administration—Minister, Wu Shang-ying; Industry and Commerce—Minister, Liu Wei-chi; Finance—Minister, Hsu Kan; National Resources Commission—representative, Li Pan-lin; Food—Minister, Kwan Chi-yu; Budget Statistics and Accounts—Minister, Poun Sung-chow; Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission—representative, Chow Kuan-tien; Interior—Minister, Hung Lan-you; Overseas Chinese, Foreign Affairs—Minister, Wu Teh-chen; Legislative Yuan—Vice President, Liu Chien-chun (Tung Kwan-hsien was here but has returned north). Outside Canton, Examination Yuan has moved to Wuchow, Kwangsi; Judicial Yuan to Chungshan, Kwangtung. Also due to shortage housing accommodations within city limits Canton, some Ministries of more or less technical nature, such as Water Conservancy, will eventually move their offices to Shaokwan, a railway town in northern Kwangtung, seat Kwangtung Provincial Government during Japanese war.
Sent Department, Nanking 44.