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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. [11 4 His Excellency Dr. J. LEIGHTON STUART American Ambassador Nanking The American Ambassador to the Chinese Political Vice Minister for ForeignAffairs No. 1230 AMERICAN EMBASSY Nanking, October 27, 1947 Ante, pp. 3376, 3379. 1Stat.,Pt. 1, p. 125. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of October 27, 1947 which reads as follows: "I have the honor to refer to Article II (d) and Article IX (3) of the Agreement between the Republic of China and the United States of America Concerning the United States Relief Assistance to the Chinese People signed today by the representatives of the Governments of China and the United States of America, and to state that it is understood that the right of the Chinese Government to determine the extent of its armed forces and the amount of food and other supplies which it may make available for their use is, of course, fully recognized. The approval of the above-men- tioned Agreement will in no way affect this right. "On the other hand, in accordance with Public Law 84 passed by the Eightieth Congress, which authorizes the furnishing of relief assistance, the President of the United States is directed to termi- nate the provision of the United States relief assistance to the people of any country whenever, in his judgment, an excessive amount of supplies being made available by the United States to I [Liu. Shih Shun] 3382

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