740.00111A Recruiting/183
The Secretary of the Navy (Knox) to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I should like your advice on a matter which has been brought to my attention and in which I have a sympathetic interest.
I am told there are a considerable number of American aviators who would be glad to volunteer their services to China in the present War with Japan if they could be absolved from any penalty for such action. Is it at all possible that we can handle this matter of American flyers going to China as we have handled the same situation with respect to young men volunteering for service in Great Britain in the present War there?
I would appreciate your advice.
Yours sincerely,