The Archive · 1940

Arrives In Washington

Washington, June 29.

Mr. T, V. Soong, head of the Bank of China and former Chinese Finance Minister, arrived here from New York yesterday. The Chinese Embassy, it was understood, is arranging an inter. view between Mr. Soong and Presid ent Roosevelt.

Informed quarters here expected that Mr, Soong would also confer with the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of' Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the head of the Export-Import Bank, Mr, Warren L, Plerson, and the head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Mr, Jesse Jones.

Mr, Soong ts expected to seek new American credits for China or the application of an American embargo against the shipment of American yaw materials to Japan, By this method, {t is' believed, China seeks to offset the effects of France's agreement to cut off Chinese supply routes through Indo-China. Some quarters believed the United States might make scme new gesture of support of the Chungking Goverr ment, particularly tu counter balance any adverse psych "2jical_ repercus~ sions in China in suse the United States Fleet is moved out of Pacific.-Urited Press,

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