Description
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and financial and personnel records relating to procurement and shipment of war materièl
from the United States to China during World War II, military operations in the China-Burma-India Theater, and wartime diplomatic
relations between China and the United States. Includes office files of William S. Youngman, Jr., as president of China Defense
Supplies.
Background
China Defense Supplies, Inc. was the main agency for coordinating Lend-Lease aid to China from the United States. Incorporated
in the United States in 1941, China Defense Supplies was an organization of the Chinese government chaired by T. V. Soong,
but staffed by Americans and based in Washington, D.C.
Extent
50 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(23.1 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.