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100-1630 Baltimore "In the midst ef all tho speculation occasizned bythe intornational situation, there aro two things you can bank on (according to Li. TTICORE) : thet tha British won't givo up in the West, ond thet tho Chincsa won't break in the East." "Last night, LATTIMORE desoribod himself as one of the very few people who said nearly four years cago that the first few nonths of tne Japanese invasion showod that Chinn would bo able to put up a long resistance with vory real prospects of oveatual victory." "Long regardod as an ‘expert's oxp:rt! on Far Eastern affairs, fire LATTILORE's duties in Chungking will be those of on advisor to tho Chinese Goneralissino. Obsorvers have attached considerable signifiesae: to the fact that although ho will be in the omploy of CHIANG KAI-SHEK, ho was nominated for the post by Prosident ROOSVELT." In this newspaper article, LATTINORE is quoted as heving said that: "CHIANG KAI-SHEX is ono of the men of modorm times wh> has growm in importance until ho must be roted today as anong tho great statosmen of the world." LATTINORE, in the article furthor said: "I think ho (CHIANG KAI-SHEK) is very conspicuowsly the symbol of the whole Chinese na tion." LATTINORE was asked by the pross to comment on the roported clashes between the Chinese Governinent troops and Commmist foress, and in reply said: "hile such sonsational nows has nuturally attracted wido attention in America, it has ratnor unfcirly obscured the fact that Chinasa unity has not brokon dovm in civil war.' In the “Baltimoro american" nowspapor dated July 20, 1941, is a J.P. dispatch bearing o Chungking, China datcline of July 19, 1941. This artiols stated that LATTIORE had arrived in Chungking t> becomes spocial adviser ta sigiac -~HSUE since his ¥ 358 exiled ifanchuricns appealing for the liberation of Marshal, CHiNG [sie 30 CHIANG KAI-SHEX; also that LATTINORE brought with hin a potiticon TiiG, former Nenchurion ond North China ‘ar Lord, whs has beon a prisoner foreos kicnaped Genoralissimo CHIANG in 1936. -?2l-