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100-1630 Britinore ADL TRS TET. "The csscntial thing in China 1s that, ncecording to the testinony of Major Gencral DAVID C, BARR, reeently the hend of tho American nilifary | advisory group in Chinn, 90 per cont of Ancricen arns actually dcliverod to the Nationclist armies are now in the hands of the Chineso communists, some by snic and sonc by surrender, And Hajor Gencral BARR has also testificd that he dees not believe there is nny nilitary organization loft in China enpnble of using any better ony further aid that wo night give," During the partion of the progran devoted to answoring questions,. several questions wore asked of LATEINORY and Senntor FERGUSON, Tho questions dirccted to LATIINGRE and his reply thereto are set out below: : SENATOR BREVSTER: "Yes, I would like to ask a question of Mr, LATTIAORD, Could the Connunists hove scizced China without tho onor- nous amount of Jnpanese war matcrial turned over by the Sovict in Moanshuria and the 20 nonths given to organize those supplics by the United States embargo?" WR, LACTIMORS: "On the question of the Japanese munitions in China, Senator BAEWSTSR, the Russians turned over to tho Chineso Communists what thoy sot 4n Manchuria, . Vhat the Japancso surrcndercd in China proper within the Great Unll, a larger anount, was turned over by us to the Chinese, and sone of it wns surrendered direct to the Chineso, On the question of further Russion aid, Major Genoral BARR is only the last of n long line of inforned American goverr- nent witnesses recently returned fron Chinn who have testificd thet they have no evidence of any large scale Russian aid to the Chincose Communists, The nein question in China is tho collapse of the governnent,". GUS STION: My question is for Mr, LATTIMOSS, As I understand it, Ir, (Identity of porson LATTIMORE, you were previously in the state Departnent asking question with Mr, RALPH BARIDS and, at thnt tinc, advoentcd o« policy unknown) of conlition, Isn't it a fact that that policy advocatod by you to sere considerablo degree has allowed the Conmunist advance in Chinay" - En, LACTIMORS: "The question is rathor irrelevant, I woes never in the State Departrent in any oapncity at any tine, and I do not know : nybody naned RALPH BARIES,".