Kwang Pu Chen papers, 1936-1968

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Series 2: Loan Mission, 1938



Box 2 Folder 1 A. Correspondence and invitation to loan mission, May-September 1938


Box 2 Folder 2 B1. Instructions on first loan, 1938


Box 2 Folder 3 B2. Memos from Rogers, 1938

A loan to be secured upon the proceeds of the Government's wolfram and antimony monopolies

Aide memoire re China's needs and loan possibilities

Note on Chinese exchange policy during the war

North China currency

References: Puppet currency in North China, 1938


Box 2 Folder 4 C1. Memoranda prepared at time of negotiation, 1938-1939

First Loan and organizing of Universal Trading Corporation, Sept. 1938 - Jan. 1939


Box 2 Folder 5 C2. First loan (Woodoil Loan) contract, 1939

First Loan (Woodoil Loan) contract, Feb. 8, 1939

Contract between Export-Import Bank of Washington and Universal Trading Corporation


Box 2 Folder 6 C3. Repayment of Woodoil loan, 1942


Box 2 Folder 7 D1. Memos submitted to US authorities responding to second loan, 1939-1940


Box 2 Folder 8 D2. Second loan (tin loan) contract, April 20, 1940

Contract between Bank of Washington and Universal Trading Corporation


Box 2 Folder 9 E. Detail report of first and second loan negotiation, 1946


Box 2 Folder 10 F1. S. D. Ren's diary, 1938

Negotiations for Woodoil Loan, Sept. 9-Dec. 16, 1938


Box 2 Folder 11 F2. Extracts from correspondence with C.C. Yang, 1938-1939


Box 2 Folder 12 F3. Writings and documents about the loan mission by Hu Shih, 1937-1940


Box 2 Folder 12 Part 1: Exchange of cables between H. H. Kung and Hu Shih


Box 2 Folder 12 Part 2: A chronology of loan negotiations 1938-1940 by Hu Shih


Box 2 Folder 12 Part 3: From Hu Shih's scrapbooks


Box 2 Folder 12 Part 4: Notes on "American Neutrality and Loans to China"


Box 2 Folder 12 Part 5: Copy of letter from Hu Shih to Key Pittman on American neutrality


Box 2 Folder 12 Part 6: Speech made by Hu Shih over the radio in 1937


Box 2 Folder 12 Part 7: Personal views of Hu Shih on question of neutrality (Handed to Secretary of State on Mar. 29, 1939)


Box 2 Folder 12 Part 8: Extra copies of two memoranda found in Hu Shih's file marked "K. P. Chen"


Box 2 Folder 13 G1. Loan negotiations, 1938


Box 2 Folder 13 G.1a

Sept. 17-Oct. 16, 1938: Loan negotiation including: Barter agreement, Wheat loan, Tin loan, Chinese foreign loan repayment, Cotton yarn loan

Oct. 18-Nov. 17, 1938: Loan negotiation including: Truck purchase, news re fall of Canton

Nov. 18-Dec. 15, 1938: Loan negotiation including: Concluding of Wood oil Loan, war news, Burma Road transporation


Box 2 Folder 13 G.1b

Dec. 17-Dec. 31, 1938: Foreign loan repayment problem

Jan. 1-Feb. 2, 1939 Universal Trading Corporation directorship, suspension of previous foreign loan repayments, wood oil shipments

Feb. 2-Sept. 26, 1939: Loan negotiations: possibility of a political loan, additional loan on wood oil for cotton and wheat. Highway transportaion experts, UTC-orders received and shipment made, Silver in Shanghai and Tianjin


Box 2 Folder 14 G2. Loan negotiations, 1938

Sept. 28 - Nov. 19, 1939: Loan Negotiation including: Memo on seeking for US assistance, Tin Loan and Neutrality Act, Importance ot transportation, Peace possibility

Nov. 21 - Jan. 30, 1940: Memo on Chinese tin, Chinese government reorganisation rumor, US Treasury's proposed proposed purchase of tungsten, Cash loan request, Political news and analysis

Jan. 31-Mar. 14, 1940: Export-lmport Bank's capital increase

LOAN Negotiation including: Terms of tin loan (with reference to Finnish loan), Conclusion of tin loan, UTC cargo in Haiphong and transportation, C. T. Wang's case, War news and information

Mar. 15 - May 21, 1940: Tin Loan's guarantee problems, Signig of agreement, NRC - Tin and tungsten, Mr. Chen's leaving for China



Box 3 Folder 1 G3. Exchange of cables among K. P. Chen, S. D. Ren, and H. H. Kung, 1940

May 20 -Sept. 6, 1940: UTC cargo in Haiphong, Export-Import Bank, Bank of China and private credits, T. V. Soong and new (3rd) loan, Hu Shih, Burma Road and Haiphong-Kuming Railway, Mr. Chen in Kuming, Mr. Chen's inspection of Burma Road, NRC and Miao Yun-tai and tin, Wood oil smuggling, Tungsten loan, UTC, NRC and Wah Chong


Box 3 Folder 2-3 G4. Correspondence mostly with H. H. Kung, including letters and cables, 1939-1944

June 28, 1944: UTC and Export-Import Bank

March 17, 1944: Capital

Nov. 6, 1943: Part in economic and financial oooperation with US

Sept. 29, 1939: Unfriendly attitude of American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai towards UTC

June 10, 1939: Studbaker's case and UTC purchase procedure

March 24, 1942: Loan Liquidation of Wood oil Loan

April 29, 1940: Conclusion of Tin Loan

Aug. 23, 1940: Provision for improvement of tin mining

Dec. 1, 1940: Political loan - 100 million

July 11, 17, 1940 Highway Transportation Commission

PROPOSALS:

July 1940: Submitted to Generalissimo Chiang re: strengthening of Sino-American political and economic relations

July 1940: Submitted to Dr. Kung re: Foreign Trade Commission Personnel

Aug. 10, 1940: Control of essential materials

Nov. 11, 12, 1940: Inspection of Burma Road transportation

Nov. 20, 1940: Tank truck scheme

Sept. 26, 1940: Inspection of tin mines

Aug.-Sept. 1940: UTC cargoes in Haiphong

July-Oct. 1940: US need of tungsten


Box 3 Folder 4 G5. Memos and information on tin, tungsten, transportation, UTC shipments, Oct. 1939 -Jan. 1940

Memoranda and information on: Tin, Tungsten, Transportation, UTC Shipments made. Proposed terms of 2nd (tin) loan


Box 3 Folder 5 G6. UTC cargo in Haiphong and transportation, Aug. 1939 - Jan. 1940


Box 3 Folder 6 H. Correspondence exchanged between ambassador Hu Shih and K. P. Chen, Jan. 1939 - Apr. 1940

Loan negotiation and US attitude towards China in War


Box 3 Folder 7-8 I1-2. Diaries prepared by C. Tsang during negotiation, 1939-1940



Box 4 Folder 1 I3. Diaries prepared by C. Tsang during negotiation, 1939-1940