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Only the 60-mile gap around Kweilin stood between the Japs and their immediate strategic objectives in China-a continuous 2,000-mile front and communications system from Siberia to the South China Sea. Chungking, desperately hoping to make Kweilin the Stalingrad of Free China, worked mightily to stave off...
In Chungking, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek addressed the nation, promised: "The coming year will not only bring us final victory, but will also witness the success of our national revolution." But he added a warning:
Dr. Tsiang hoped that UNRRA would earmark funds for China's needs next year, start supplying the country in 1946. He said: "In a good democratic way, this document will have to go through a number of committees, and goodness knows when we shall be through." UNRRA Director-General...
From Chungking last week came rumors of big events in the making.
¶ Creation of a War Production Board for China, with Donald Nelson returning to Chungking to assist.