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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

Enclosure no. 3 to despatch no.
38 dated October 24, 1945
from Kunming


TRANSLATION

Hanoi, October 22, 1945.

His Excellency

Chairman Chiang Kai-shek,
Care of Minister Chen.

Excellency:

We have the honor to state that we — HU Chih-ming, chairman of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Indochina, and High Adviser YUAN Yung-jui (former Emperor Pao Ta) — desire to proceed to Chungking to pay our respects to your Excellency and to call on Minister Ch'en. If this meets with your approval, we shall appreciate your being good enough to favor us with a reply.

We have the honor to be, Your Excellency,
Your obedient servants,
HU CHIH-MING
YUAN YUNG-JUI

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