President Ho Chi Minh is requesting the Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to bring forward our plea for aid to support the Vietnamese people in their struggle for independence to President Truman. While we could understand why the US would rather not directly aid Vietnam as France is its close ally, at the very least we would like a guarantee from the US to stand its ground against France and colonialism, and not support the French Republic in its reconquest of Indochina. We would also like to emphasize that while Ho Chi Minh is known as a Communist, he is a Patriot and Nationalist first, Communist second, and is an admirer of the West's progress and liberty, as he quoted the US Declaration of Independence in the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence from the French; and aiding the French in reconquering our people will only push us closer to those who have accepted us, like the USSR.