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with the comment that he would
give him my full confidence"
Then a reaction set In. To the
amazement of all the negotiators.
Gen. Chang declared that Gen.
Stilwell must go. He cited charges.
For security reasons the nature of
the charges cannot be disclosed.
The generalissimo was adamant
and the United States representa-
tives were faced with capitulation
on this point or a break in the
policy of supporting Chiang's gov
ernment. A few days ago, Gen.
Stilwell was relieved of his COM
mand and left for America. But
Gen. Chang was specifically in
formed that the United States did
not accept his charges against Gen.
Stilwell.
Time Lost Through Discord.
In China Gen. Chang evidently
gained great face" by the ma
neuver which is looked on in many
Chinese and American quarters as
capitulation.
Generally it is recognized that
much time has been lost through
the disagreements and that the
American hope of close and har-
monious relationship with the
Chinese Central Government has
been greatly shaken
Already around Chungking and
at air bases there is much discus
sion of who is to blame for the
defeats in Central China. Many
Chinese complain that Gen. Stilweil
and the United States have failed
in the delivery of adequate supplies
The old bitterness between Gen
Stilwen and Gen. Chennault is end
lessly reviewed.
Critics of Gen. Stilwell insist that
If he had turned over to Gen. Chem
nault all the capacity of the hump"
airline, Gen. Chennault's air force
could have kept the Japanese away
from advanced American bases in
Central China, which recently have
fallen to the enemy.
Japanese Win Bases.
Supporters of Gen, Stilwell and
some within Gen. Chennaults own
offlcial family have argued that an
air force alone cannot protect bases
and that the weak Chinese per-
formance during the past sum-
mer has tested Gen. Chennault's
contention and found it wanting.
Meantime the Japanese have most
OF the bases and the Americans have
most of the dissension and disap-
pointment.
From a strictly administrative
standpoint, it may be easier to run
this war theater now that it is di-
vided into two parts, but the sit
uation still leaves some strange
problems.
The Americans, for instance, are
strictly under the operational con-
troll OF Admiral Lord Louis Mount
batten in Burma and India. Under
Gen. Stilwell they were partly under
Mountbatten, but not altogether,
because Gen. Stilwell himself, while
under Lord Mountbatten operation
ally. in India, was also commander
OF American forces in China which
were not under Lord Mountbatten.
Gen. Stilwell also commanded
Americans in India whose main job
was feeding supplies to China.
That's stil the main job of the
Americans in India.
But what would happen now were
Lord Mountbatten to decide that
some of the Americans on the In
dia side of the hump" should be
used elsewhere in India? 1t. Gen
Dan. I. Sultan, who succeeds Gen
Stilwell as commander of Amer.
lean forces in India and Burma. Is
now altogether under the opera
tional control of Lord Mountbatten
instead Of being partly under Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek.
Some Chinese Under Sultan.
Gen. Sultan is expected to COM
mand a considerable number Of
Chinese troops operating in North
Burma along the Ledo road right
of way. Gen. Sultan probably will
inherit Gen. Stilwell's title OF COM
mander of Chinese troops in India
and Burma, but the situation will
not be the same as it was before
when Gen. Stilwell also was CHIEF
Of staff to Chang.
Gen. Sultan does not have that
Job. Instead, Maj Gen. Albert G.
Wedemeyer-who Is commander of