Washington, Aug. 31.
Department of Agriculture officials are favourably disposed to exporting China a portion of 100,000,000 bushels of wheat under the United [States subsidized wheat export programme provided that the shipments [conform with the United States neutrality policy in the Sino-Japanese war, authoritative sources said.
OMeials in charge of the subsidy programme would be especially interested in exporting to China a surplus of the wheat from the northwestern states in the form of flour, wheat to China additional employ shipping flour instead of actual
ment would be provided by the notthwestern mills prior to dispatch of the Product, oflelais pointed cut.
The Department of Agriculture reeardea China aa a logical outlet for the surplus wheat because. prior to the Sino-Japanese. hostilities, exports fromthe United States to "China amounted sometimes to '10000,000 ushels of wheat annually and tour shipments were sometimes more than 11000000 barrels, Last year, however, there was no JAmerican "wheat exported to" China td only' 1,000 barrels of four were Purchased by China, the officials said.
Government ofcials, however, seemed anxious to avoid anything which might be interpreted smi ary aid 40. China. - Because of this situation it was understood that the [Government "would only export the Wheat and our to China if an a Fangement could be made that the fe heat and our be used only United Press, civilians, particularly. refugees
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