Kwang Pu Chen papers, 1936-1968

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Series 13: Memos, diaries, notes, and correspondence, 1936-1949

Prepared mostly by T.C. Hsu in English and W.S. Nie in Chinese. All photocopies.



Box 9 Folder 3 Selected sections of correspondence mostly with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. H. H. Kung, 1936-1947


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1936 May 09

US silver policy, observations and recommendations


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1938

Loan mission and woodoil proposition


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1940 April 29

Woodoil loan as good precedence to second loan


Box 9 Folder 3 Cable from Generalissimo, 1940 May 04

Expression of appreciation


Box 9 Folder 3 Reply to Generalissimo, 1940 May 15

Lay emphasis on production increase and loan repayment


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to T. P. Hou, 1940 June 07

Impossible for UTC to pa commission on Yungli purchases


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1940 July 11

Resigned as chairman of Foreign Trade Commission


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to Generalissimo, 1940 July 11

Significance in enforcing Sino-American political and economic relations; Emphasis on strengthening present government trade organization


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1940 October 02

Suggestion for Kung to take up chairmanship of Foreign Trade Commission


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1941 August 23

Machinery for improvement of tin production


Box 9 Folder 3 Cable from Jesse Jones to H. H. Kung, 1942 March 25

Congratulation upon liquidation of woodoil loan


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1943 July 29

Revision of Sino-American Stabilization Agreement of 1941 and advantages for such cooperation in future


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1943 November 06

Some notes on post war financing from foreign sources


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1944 June 28

UTC's work


Box 9 Folder 3 Letter to Generalissimo, 1947 December 14

Views concerning US loan (diaries attached)


Box 9 Folder 4 File 1. In Chongqing, 1942-1944


Box 9 Folder 4 Diary: Pacific War and policy to be adopted by Bank, 1942 January 04


Box 9 Folder 4 Speech: Broadcast sponsored by Sino-American Cultural Association, 1942


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Conversation with Wu Chung-sing about Tibet, Gimo, monetary conference, Kuomintang and UTC, 1943 May 13


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to Bang How about Lochhead's UTC contract, 1943 June 24


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Shang-chuan Industrial Co., 1943 July 09

Tsang Nai-chi's cooperation most unsatisfactory


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to Bang How about K.N. Chang, Stabilization fund, Da-yeh and Paofoong, 1943 July 10


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Opinions of US proposed monetary conference re: capital, participation, exchange rate and voting power, 1943 July 14


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to Bang How about Tsuyee Pei, K. N. Chang, Nelson Chiang, and Texaco, 1943 July 27


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Stabilization Agreement and Chi Chao-ting, 1943 August 08


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to S. D. Ren about monetary conference and Chi, 1943 August 08


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to C. Tsang about Chi, 1943 August 09


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to Bang How about Chi's behavior and purpose of sending D. C. Lee, K. L. Pan, and Nelson Chiang to US, 1943 August 09


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to Lochhead, Ren, How, and Tsang about stabilization fund, 1943 August 12


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to H. H. Kung, 1943 November 06

Measures of building up our internal economy-to improve exports, to aid textile industry and to make use of UTC's relations with Exim Bank


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Stabilization Fund--Termination of US agreement, 1943 November 15


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Postwar foreign investment in China--US Steel, 1943 December 14


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Stabilization Fund--British view re: Fund, 1943 December 15


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to S. D. Ren about organizing a new company, 1943 December 30


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Conversation with S. T. Fan about chemical plant, 1943 December 30


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Central Planning Board, 1944 March 15


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to S. R. Ren and Bang How about draft regulations re: Foreign banks and foreign investment in China, 1944 March 28


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to Ren about T. C. Lin's plan of writing biography, 1944 April 01


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo about Central Planning Board, 1944 April 08


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Merit medal-knowledge and achievement, 1944 May 05


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Fapi and US dollar exchange rate, 1944 May 12


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Bank's new board and personal observations, 1944 May 18


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Dumping and banks' call loan, 1944 May 26


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: War situation, 1944 May 30


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: The Bank--past and future, 1944

Merits of T. F. Yang and C. C. Yang; Policy to be adopted; Re-registration and inaugration


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Bank's head office in Chungking, 1944 June 01


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Officials and merchants seen in Chungking, 1944 June 01

Indifferent, impractical and some even greedy


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Difficulties of commercial banks at present, 1944 June 12


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Reflections in attending Bank of China's Board Meeting, 1944 June 13


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to C. Tsang re: Lochhead and future of UTC, 1944 June 19


Box 9 Folder 4 Draft letter to D. C. Lee and Bang How, 1944 June

Propose to establish a New York Liason office for Bank and E. L. Pan's joining the office


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: What the Bank should do?, 1944 June 26

Improvement of knowledge, training of personnel and knowing of environment


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Conversation with Lochhead on people Lochhead visited and UTC, 1944 July 13


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Conversation with T. H. Wu, chairman of Bankers Association in Chungking, 1944 August 15


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: International Business Conference about choosing of Delegates and views of National Industrial Association, 1944 August 29-30


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Delegates to International Business Conference, 1944 September 04-08


Box 9 Folder 4 Letter to S. D. Ren about Fooshing's selling US dollar to various parties and purchasing for them from Anderson Meyers spindles, trucks and auto accessories, 1944 September 09


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Gimo's invitation to dinner for Nelson of WPB, 1944 September 19

conversation with Nelson re: possible Sino-American cooperation in developing China's textile industry


Box 9 Folder 4 Memo: Personal view towards legislators' proposal for government to buy over private interests in "government banks", 1944 September


Box 9 Folder 5 File 2. In US, 1945-1946


Box 9 Folder 5 Memo: Program for revitalising UTC, 1945 January


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Talk to E.L. Pan about CTS plan, 1945 January 05


Box 9 Folder 5 Memo: Trip to Chinatown, 1945 January 05


Box 9 Folder 5 Memo: UTC cocktail party, 1945 January 17


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Trip to Washington (Jan. 19-21, 1945), 1945 January 23


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Jones vs Wallace, 1945 January


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: International civil aviation luncheon, 1945 January 24


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Future of China's raw silk, 1945 January 31


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: President's birthday ball, 1945 February 01


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Reflections on Chinese attitude toward Britain, 1945 February 01


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Visit to the Export-Import Bank, 1945 February 07


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Reflections on UTC personnel, 1945 February 08


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Conversation with Archie Lochhead, 1945 February 09


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: 11 day record of Washington visit, 1945 February 18

(Feb. 5-16--Conversations with Morgenthau Harry White, Herbert Feis, Thomas Child, Eric Johnston, etc.)


Box 9 Folder 5 Letter: Te Ho Tsui-lien about Johnston, 1945 February 21


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Conversation with Chopp on woodoil, 1945 March 10


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Visit to a varnish factory, 1945 March 12


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Fan Shuton, T. P. Hou and Yungli's postwar plan with US loan, 1945 April 05


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: UTC, C. Tsang, Yungli's loan, etc., 1945 April 11


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Conversation with Phil LeFevre, 1945 June 04


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Plan for writing memoirs, 1945 June 05


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Reflections on Bank's past 30 years, 1945 June 06


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Bank's next 30 years, 1945 June 09


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Great struggle of the next generation, 1945 June 27

Labor-capital unrest--an observation


Box 9 Folder 5 Speech: Inaugration of China Industries, 1945 October 27


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Training of personnel--E. L. Pan, 1945 December 07


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: A word to the wise-on caustic soda plant, 1945 December 07


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Personal observations of UTC's past 8 year record, 1946 February 07


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: UTC cocktail party, 1946 February 08


Box 9 Folder 5 Paper: Life and Death, by T. C. Lin, 1946 March 18


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: General Marshall's letter to Gimo re: a US$500 million credit as transmitted to T. M. Wei, 1946 April 01


Box 9 Folder 5 Notes: Wei Tao-ming's cable re: Exim's terms, 1946 April 07


Box 9 Folder 6 File 3. Return to Shanghai from US, 1946


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Draft speech to Bank's staff, 1946 June


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: General reflections, 1946 September 20

Kuomintang and communists, planned economy and Bank's service


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: P. Y. Hsu's visit about commercial banks, 1946 September 24


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Speculations in Shanghai market, 1946 September 25


Box 9 Folder 6 Diaries: Trip to Tianjin, 1946 October 03-06


Box 9 Folder 6 Diaries: Trip to Manchuria, 1946 October 07-16


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: New constitution and new hope, 1946 October 27


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: China Travel Service in Manchuria, 1946 October 27


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Manchuria, 1946 October 28


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Personnel--Unrest and seeking for expression of life, 1946 October 30


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Treasure--concentration of power, 1946 October 30


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Vogelstein--Alien's visa, 1946 November 04


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Conversation with O. K. Yu about economic policy, 1946 November 11


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Kuling trip-for rest and planning, 1946 November 27


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Jiangsu Bank--its management and handicaps, 1946 November 27


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: Kiukiang Observations--a city at standstill, 1946 November 29


Box 9 Folder 6 Memo: General economic conditions, 1946 December 09


Box 9 Folder 7 File 4. In Shanghai, 1947-1948


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Bad organization--CNAC, 1947 January 08


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Deadlocks--political and economic, 1947 January 09


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Anselm Chuh--his ingenuity, 1947 January 13


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Bank of China--its board, personnel, operation, and policy, 1947 January 15


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Commercial banking--principles and practices, 1947 January 16


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Bank of China--about its nationalization, 1947 January 29


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Bankers--abuse of banking executives, 1947 January 31


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Proposed Sino-British cooperation in export of Manchurian beans, 1947 February 04


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Panic--inflation and speculation, 1947 February 12


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Bank of China, 1947 February 12


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Current crisis, 1947 February 13


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Tsuyee Pei--an analysis of his success and failure as Governor of Central Bank, 1947 February 17


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Leadership, 1947 February 20


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Proposed study program, 1947 March 01


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: K. N. Chang and T. V. Soong, 1947 March 03


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: T. V. Soong's resignation under attack, 1947 March 03


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: George Yeh, 1947 March 03


Box 9 Folder 7 Notes: Report on Mysberg's case, 1947 March 04


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Chen Lifu, 1947 March 07


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Soong--sung (Pei) and Chen Ching-han, 1947 March 13


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Maurice Sheahan--motor transport expert, 1947 March 17


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Kung-chuan (Chang)--discussions on how to absorb surplus funds (memos for issuing saving bonds attached, how to make Central Bank bank of banks, and Gimo's invitation to join State Council, 1947 March 17


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Remunerations and self-cultivation, 1947 March 17


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Chang Chun--about joining State Council, 1947 March 19


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Conversation with Hu Shih re: State Council and loan mission, 1947 March 19


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Hu Shih's talk to T. C. Hsu re: loan mission, 1947 March 20


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: IPR (China-Institute of Pacific Relations), 1947 March 21


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Cyril Rogers--differences under Pei and Chang, 1947 March 21


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: US loan, 1947 March 21


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: K. K. Hsu's mission to American I, 1947 March 22


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Tsuyee Pei--his import-export policy and mission to Hong Kong, 1947 March 26


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: Central Bank's new policy under K. N. Chang, 1947 March 26


Box 9 Folder 7 Memo: K. K. Hsu's mission to American II, 1947 March 28



Box 10 Folder 1-4 File 5-7. In Shanghai, 1947-1948


File 5


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: On eve of joining State Council, 1947 April 01


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Xi'an Branch, 1947 April 09


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Impressions on Chingking, 1947 April 10


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: My early life and my career, 1947 April 10


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Downfall of China since Qing Dynasty, 1947 April 14


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: US aid and China's exports, 1947 April 16


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Hu Shih's view re: current government reorganization, 1947 April 18


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Wayne Taylor and US loan, 1947 April 19


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Message from Stuart to Marshall on State Council reorganization, 1947 April 19


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Loan Proposition--I (clippings attached), 1947 April 19


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Butterworth's party and talk of loan formula, 1947 April 22


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Gimo's dinner--discussions on loan proposition, 1947 April 22


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: State Council first meeting--impression, 1947 April 23


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Jiangsu Bank, 1947 April 24


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Loan Proposition--II, re: amount, formula, and supervisions, 1947 April 24


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Loan Proposition--III, re: impracticability of Wang Shih Chieh's proposal, 1947 April 25


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter to K.N. Chang re: US loans, 1947 April 29


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Loan negotiation--to follow Exim's terms a realistic approach; proposed uses, repayment, and operation, 1947 April 30


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Loan management and UTC, 1947 April 30


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter to Lawrence Morris about loan possibilities in draft, 1947 May 01


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Bank meeting, 1947 May 01


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter Draft to Lawrence Morris about joining State Council and US loan possibilities, 1947 May 05


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Wang Shih-chieh (Wang Shijie ???) and his view re: US loan, 1947 May 08


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Kung-chuan (Chang)--about joint memo submitted by American businessmen on "state control of industry and trade in China", 1947 May 09


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: St. Louis Exposition and further study in US, 1947 May 19


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Sulphur black (letter of inquiry attached), 1947 May 27


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Exports, silver loan, etc., 1947 May 29


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Cheng Pao-nan's view re: US loan, 1947 June 04


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: State Council meeting--Post UNRRA aid, US loan and war situation, 1947 June 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Conversation with Generalissimo about loan, new currency and taxation, 1947 June 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: US loan and Soviet American relations, 1947 June 12


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: on Da-yeh's business policy, 1947 June 14


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: New Currency--its plan and basic ideas, 1947 June 21


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Gimo's party and talk about Manchria and war, 1947 June 21


File 6


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Conversation with Generalissimo on US loan, 1947 July 06


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Mobilization order, 1947 July 06


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter to K.N. Chang about Gimo's conversation and proposal for negotiation loan with Exim Bank to import American cotton (Proposal attached), 1947 July 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Conversation with General Wedemeyer, 1947 July 28


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: State Council meeting about American business in China, banking law, etc., 1947 August 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter Draft to Lawrence Morris about Wedemeyer and aid to China, UTC and American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, 1947 August 10


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Equalization Fund--Why it differs from Stablisation Board, 1947 August 27


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Fund--a difficult task--Discussions with Tsuyee Pei, Karl Wu, C. S. Tung, K. N. Chang and Li Ming, 1947 September 01


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Reasons for accepting Fund's chairmanship, 1947 September 05


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: On eve of becoming Fund's chairman, 1947 September 06


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Press report: Equalization Fund, 1947 September 08


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Reactions to Wedemeyer's statement, 1947 September 08


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: On s/s Kiang An, 1947 September 10


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: State Council meeting--Talk with Chang Chun, O. K. Yui, Wu Ting-Chong, K. N. Chang about fund's work, overseas remittance and rate-making formula, 1947 September 12


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Difficulties to improve bristle export, 1947 September 12


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Fund's operation in the first month, 1947 September 24


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Rate, 1947 September 26


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Fund--C. S. Tung's comments and suggestions, 1947 September 30


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Exchange rate, 1947 October 01


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Fund--black Tuesday, 1947 October 09


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Note issue, US aid and rate making, 1947 October 13


Box 10 Folder 1-4 A study: Fund incapable of eliminating black market, 1947 October 14


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Call on Chen Lifu, Chang Chun, and O. K. Yui State Council meeting, 1947 October 18

Proposed laws for declaration of Chinese-owned foreign assets and payment of firxed deposit by 2500 times


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Wong Yuen-ping's proposed revision of the current exchange program, 1947 October 18


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund, 1947 October 24


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: H. Y. Hu, 1947 October 24


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund, 1947 October 29


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: State Council meeting, 1947 November 01

UN Assembly, war situation, Chinese-owned foreign assets and prewar bank


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Run for legislative election, 1947 November 04


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund, 1947 November 05


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund, 1947 November 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: US aid to China and how it will help the situation, 1947 November 11


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Lunch with K. N. Chang--talk about negotiation for a US$300 million loan, 1947 November 17


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Poem: Congratulate Mr. Chen's birthday--T. C. Hsu, 1947 November 17


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Attacks from mosquito papers, 1947 November 17


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: US aid to China--about Hu Shih's proposal, 1947 November 17


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund rate, 1947 November 20


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Lee Kan's mission to US, 1947 November 22


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: A house in Nanking for retreat, 1947 November 24


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Tsuyee Pei and Arthur Young--their mission to Washington, 1947 November 24


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund, 1947 November 24


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund--Is China's currency going to collapse very soon?, 1947 November 29


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund--Central Bank to go into black market in Hong Kong as means of intervention, 1947 December 02


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Nots: US aid to China--talk with K. N. Chang about the proposal mission, 1947 December 04


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Nots: Tight money policy, 1947 December 06


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund, 1947 December 10


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter to Generalissimo outlining thoughts on US aid problem, 1947 December 14


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: US aid to China, 1947 December 15

State Council meeting and talk with Gimo recommending Hu Shih as man for the mission


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Penal committee--case for P. H. Ho (CNRRA), 1947 December 15


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Underpay of civil servants, 1947 December 15


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: US aid to China--appraisal of the situation and a possible course of action, 1947 December 15


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes by W. S. Nie on Mr. Chen and his view re: the proposal mission, 1947 December 15


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund, 1947 December 17


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund and US aid--Arthur Young's suggestions re: possible amount of aid, size of mission, delcaration and handling, 1947 December 27


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: The budget--a farce, 1947 December 28


File 7


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Trip to Peiping, 1948 January 05


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter draft to K. N. Chang about disturbances created in exchange and commodity markets by Wong Yuen-ping's statement, 1948 January 09


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Da-yeh's future and suggestions, 1948 January 09


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: China Travel Service--plan for the year, 1948 January 09


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Tsuyee Pei--mission to US, 1948 January 12


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: State Council 20th meeting--Economic reforms being loan's pre-requisits, 1948 January 23


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Memo: Cold reception of Pei in Washington--Marshall's indifference and need of detailed and workable programs, 1948 January 26


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund--tight money policy and views re: the loan, 1948 January 29


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund--rate revision and general difficulties, 1948 February 02


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund--differences of opinions between Thomas and Rogers, 1948 February 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund, 1948 March 08


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: An unplanned journey--Trip to Hankou, Canton and Hong Kong (February 18-March 02, 1948), 1948 March 12


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Research on "government finance"--a plan, 1948 March 13


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter to Bang How for Pei about urgency for a stop-gap measure, 1948 March 19


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Art collection, 1948 March 20


Box 10 Folder 1-4 News clipping: Hsu Chi-ching--case of corruption, 1948 March 22


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Aid administration and possibilities of corruption, 1948 March 22


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Haiyang Library of Western Thoughts--its organization and activities, 1948 March 23


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter from Charles F. Thomas complaining rate-making being unrealistic, 1948 March 27


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Stabilization--efficiency, issurance of US$ shares and "link" system, 1948 April 02


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Treasury note redemption and rate revision, 1948 April 02


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter to Tsuyee Pei about Fund:s rate-making function and Hu Shih as possible candidate for presidency, 1948 April 06


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund--shortage of commodities and gold to combat inflation, 1948 April 11


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Kung Chuan--"economic dictator", 1948 April 14


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Fund, 1948 April 14


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Andersen Meyer re: Schelke, 1948 April 21


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Bank of China--T. M. Hsi, 1948 April 21


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: State Council--knowledge, courage and responsibility, 1948 April 21


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Fund and Central Bank, 1948 April 21


Box 10 Folder 1-4 News clippings: Legislative election, 1948 April 23


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Hangchow trip--visit Chang Chi-yun of Chekiang University, 1948 May 05


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Bullitt, Hoffman and their assignment, 1948 May 05


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter to Hoffman about aid administrator and effective use of aid, 1948 May 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: US aid administration, 1948 May 10

An analysis of adequacy of aid, the right approaches and parallel actions


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Legislative Yuan--the right of consent, 1948 May 18


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: State Council last meeting, 1948 May 19


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Presidential inauguration and question of nominee for premiership, 1948 May 21


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Bullitt--looking for Lapham's counterpart, 1948 May 22


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Resignation of Fund's chairman, 1948 May 23


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Underlying motive to run for legislator, 1948 May 25


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: New exchange program--certificate system, 1948 June 01


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Businessmen--times to think, choose and decide, 1948 June 03


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: Meeting of Kuomintang legislators--Wong Wen-hao's program as premier, 1948 June 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Premier's report--control vs shortage, 1948 June 12


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Stillman and US aid--also problems of inland navigation and private enterprise, 1948 June 17


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Reicher, 1948 June 15


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Reference: Economic report of US president (for 1947), 1948 June 15


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Question of UTC's future, 1948 June 20


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: US aid as discussed in legislative meeting, 1948 June 22


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Clippings: "K. P. Chen to be finance minister", 1948 June 28


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Legislative Yuan meeting--report on food shortage, 1948 July 12


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Letter draft to Tsuyee Pei--about urgency of situation, 1948 July 15


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Currency reform, 1948 August 21


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: New currency--men behind the plan, 1948 August 23


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Comments on monetary and economic reforms, 1948 August 23


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Peace rumours, 1948 August 25


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: New currency--requirements for its success, 1948 August 30


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Little knowledge--lack of adequate price control, 1948 September 01


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Surrender of foreign assets, 1948 September 07


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Exchange surrender, 1948 September 17

National Commercia Chekiang First and Shanghai Commercial, Gimo's dissatisfaction with Chekiang


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Notes: Universal Trading--facing more difficulties, 1948 November 02


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diaries: Trip to Nanking, Hankow, Chungking, Chengtu, Kunming, Hong Kong and planning for Bank, 1948 November 12-28


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: 6 days on board s/s Hunan--efficiency of B & S, 1948 December 30


Box 10 Folder 1-4 Diary: President's new year statement, 1948 December 31


Box 10 Folder 5 File 8. In Shanghai and Hong Kong, 1949


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Hong Kong--as compared with Shanghai, 1949 January 06


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Peace--news clippings attached, 1949 January 10


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Universal Trading Corp.--its past and future, 1949 January 19


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: on current situation and plan-making newsclippings attached, 1949 January 21


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Capitalism and communism, 1949 February 01


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Peace mission to Peiping, 1949 February 02


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Meeting Acting President and discuss financial problems, 1949 February 09


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Decision against joining peace mission, 1949 February 14


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: William Strang and anti-communism in Asia, 1949 February 19


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: New financial measures--an observation, 1949 February 19


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: A review of Bank, CTS, Da-yeh and plan for new bank in Hong Kong, 1949 February 28


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: W. W. Yen, 1949 March 03


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: H. J. Shen, 1949 March 07


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Government monopoly and democratic economy, 1949 March 07


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Tsang Shih-chao and his impressions about reds, 1949 March 11


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Ho Ying-chin, 1949 March 14


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Cooperation with Lee brothers, 1949 March 16


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Caginet reshuffle--formation of Ho Ying-chin's cabinet, 1949 March 20


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Earnings of Hong Kong Branch, 1949 March 22


Box 10 Folder 5 Clippings: New York Times about US policy in China, 1949 April 17


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Tea with Tu Yueh-sen, 1949 April 22


Box 10 Folder 5 Diaries: Trip to Bangkok to attend NCAFE Conference (March 19-April 16, 1949), 1949 April 26


Box 10 Folder 5 Letter to Lawrence Morris about retirement, 1949 May 03


Box 10 Folder 5 Clippings: Shanghai on April 25, 1949, 1949 May 03


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Fall of Shanghai and the needs of people, 1949 May 28


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Exploitation--reds' ignorance of CTS, 1949 May 29


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Freeze accounts--against banking practice, 1949 June 01


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Medical notes, 1949 June 05-09


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Whither we go?, 1949 June 05-09


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: We chart a course, 1949 June 18


Box 10 Folder 5 Notes: Alertness the Bank's managemeent should have, 1949 June 18


Box 10 Folder 6-7 File 9. In Hong Kong, 1949


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: World wide depression, 1949 July 01


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: K. C. Li, 1949 July 01


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Nelson Chiang--plans for CTS southward expansion, 1949 July 01


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Hung Lai-yu speaking for Gimo, 1949 July 03


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: How to file personal papers? chronologically or by subject, 1949 July 03


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Bank meeting discussion Bank's situation, 1949 July 08


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: CTS's difficulties, 1949 August 03


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: 'Guarantee of prosperity', 1949 August 12


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Stanley Tsou's observation re: Chinese communists, 1949 August 24


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Clippings: General Yen Shih-shan criticising US "White Paper", 1949 August 29


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Memo: James Chang's observation re: Shanghai under communist rule, 1949 September 07


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Some running notes about Bank and self, 1949 September 14


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Ta-chun's forthcoming visit to Shanghai, 1949 September 20, 22


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: General Ma Pu-fang, 1949 September 22


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: About planned economy, 1949 September 24


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Difficulties in return to Shanghai, 1949 September 26


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: About Bank, 1949 September 28


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: About Bank--new show, 1949 October 04


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: For private enterprise, 1949 October 04


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Bank, self and Ke-Chia, 1949 October 05


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Employees' Association--ignorant and proud, 1949 October 05


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Private banking, foreign assets, etc., clippings attached (red "constitution"), 1949 October 07


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Employees' Association, 1949 October 08


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Invitation from mainland, 1949 October 22


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Letter: Invitation declined, 1949 October 31


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes on Coastwise case of remittance, 1949 November 19-December 18


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Memo: on 69th birthday--about what Bank should do, 1949 December 15


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: US aid and Taiwan, 1949 December 19


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: US aid and Taiwan--a follow up, 1949 December 20


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Notes: Bank (Hong Kong) to adopt conservative policy, 1949 December 24


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Letter to Ke-chia about philosophical attitude to take, 1949 December 24


Box 10 Folder 6-7 Memo: Shanghai Textiles Union--their difficulties, 1949 December



Box 11 File 10. In Hong Kong, 1949


Box 11 Notes: Reflections on the year past, 1950 January 01


Box 11 Diary: Sung Han-chuang and Bank of China, 1950 January 04


Box 11 Note: A preliminary study of conditions under new regime by Yang Kwei-ho, 1950 January 07


Box 11 Notes: Kiang Shang-ta--his view re: communist China, 1950 January 10


Box 11 Notes: Bank's future--stability first, 1950 January 11


Box 11 Notes: Half century--experience and accomplishment, 1950 January 16


Box 11 Notes: Coastwise case, 1950 January 27-28


Box 11 Clipping: Red General Deng Xiaoping's speech--summary and comments, 1950 January 28


Box 11 Notes: T. N. Wang's observation re: Bank's conditions in Shanghai, 1950 January 28


Box 11 Notes: Question of domicile--return or not to return to Shanghai, 1950 January 29


Box 11 Notes: Bank's external and internal problems, 1950 January 31


Box 11 Notes: C. T. Chi's attitude re: Coastwise case, 1950 February 05


Box 11 Notes: K. H. Yang's talk with Y. H. Tse, 1950 February 08


Box 11 Diary: on receiving brother's letter, 1950 February 09


Box 11 Clippings: "Victory bond" purchase and comments, 1950 February 10


Box 11 Letter from 4th brother thinking to return to Bank's job, 1950 February 11


Box 11 Notes: Y. H. Tse's new role in preservation of Bank, 1950 February 14


Box 11 Clippings: "Chen Kwang-pu--talent scout and personnel expert", 1950 February 19-21


Box 11 Clippings: "Kan Tung-pu--conservative banker", 1950 February 22-24


Box 11 Notes: Setting up a new Hong Kong Bank, 1950 February 25


Box 11 Notes: T. C. Lin's conversation with Tse on letter's return to north, 1950 February 27


Box 11 Notes: Haikwang Library--problem of maintenance, 1950 February 27


Box 11 Diary: on Imin Hsu's letter about Ke-chia's illness and need to rest, 1950 March 02


Box 11 Article: Rubble--newe political weapon, 1950 March 10


Box 11 Letter from Lo Chun-yung about "new democracy" article on "Nation's economic rights" attached, 1950 March 18


Box 11 Diary: Letter to T. C. Hsu about Bank Employees' Association--pamphlet attached, 1950 March 26


Box 11 Notes: about Board of Directors of Bank of China, 1950 March 31


Box 11 Notes: to incorporate Bank under Hong Kong laws, 1950 April 17-18


Box 11 Diary: Board meeting of Bank of China--Invitations both from mainland and Taiwan attached, 1950 April 18, 22


Box 11 Notes: about Employees' Association, 1950 April 30


Box 11 Letter from H. S. Hsu--need of a Bank's detail memo, 1950 May 01


Box 11 Notes: Board meeting of Bank of Communication--Invitations both from mainland and Taiwan attached, 1950 May 03-07


Box 11 Diary: About Dah Yeh, CTS and Shang Chuan, 1950 September 18


Box 11 Letter undispatched, about China State Commercial Bank in Canton, 1950 October


Box 11 Diary: Imposters, 1950 November 11, 13


Box 11 Letter undispatched, about Hanson Chao--why not the right man for general managership, 1950 November


Box 11 Diary: Developement of air transportation, tourist industry and future role of CTS, 1950 December 29


Box 11 Diary: Bank's Hong Kong registration and possible expansion, 1950 December 29