893.20 Mission/6–446
The Secretary of State to the Secretary of War (Patterson)
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have your letter of June 4, 1946 in which you request that the State Department concur in the policy of continued study, with the appropriate Chinese Officials, of a Chinese Peace Time Army Program: and in the retention in U. S. Army stocks, as outlined in your letter, of appropriate items to support this Chinese program when finally approved for implementation.
Please be advised that the State Department does concur in the policy outlined and in the retention of U. S. Army stocks, as suggested in your letter.
Sincerely yours,