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793.94/15483

President Roosevelt to the President of the Chinese Executive Yuan (Kung)7

Washington, November 10, 1939.

My Dear Dr. Kung: I have received and I appreciate the kind remarks contained in your letter of August 17, 1939, which was presented by Dr. W. W. Yen with whom I had a pleasant conversation on November 3.

I was gratified to note in your letter the statements of appreciation of the position and attitude of this Government. I need not reaffirm at length that we are giving the closest attention to developments in the Far East and that the attitude and policy of this Government remain unchanged.

With kind personal regards, I am

Very sincerely yours,

[Franklin D. Roosevelt]
  1. Original transmitted by the Department to the Embassy in China for delivery.↩