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From: United China Relief
1790 Broadway, N.Y.C.
New York City Committee
Ci 5–4100, Ext. 56

FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT

New  York, March 25--American relief supplies and money are reaching China's war victims over a vast network of communications that is operating successfully despite Japanese penetration of Burma and the East Indies, Frederick H. Wood, chairman of United China Relief, Greater New York Committee, disclosed in a special report today.

While Japanese efforts to establish a blockade around China have succeeded in closing off or endangering many of the major transportation routes formerly used, the flow of American relief supplies still continues, Mr. Wood said. He pointed out, however, that the relief agency's current policy is to cable funds to field agencies in Free China in all cases except where needed relief material is absolutely unavailable there.

"Funds needed to provide for the thousands of refugees crowding daily into Free China are sent there quickly and safely through the Bank of China and the Central Bank of China," he explained. "The New York Branches of these banks, by radio exchange of credits with their Chungking headquarters, speedily arrange for the transfer of such funds to all United China Relief AGencies."

Mr. Wood said that in shipping relief supplies ancient trade routes have been supplemented by new roads rushed through in record time, and that methods of transportation being employed range from camel caravans to large freight-carrying transport planes.