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The Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Rusk) to the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Foreign Military Affairs and Assistance (Burns)
My Dear General Burns: Reference is made to Secretary Acheson’s letter of April 14, 1950 to the Secretary of Defense regarding the continuation of military assistance to the Government of China, and to paragraph (b) of Secretary Johnson’s reply dated May 6, 1950 regarding the provision of assistance under Public Law 512, 79th Congress.
It is the opinion of this Department, in view of recent developments in the Far East and the related decisions of this Government, that the United States Government should continue such assistance to the Government of China under authorization of Public Law 512 as is requested by that Government and is considered desirable by the Department of Defense in the light of applicable military criteria.
Sincerely yours,