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eI ae tee ae BFE same -l- NY 10094061 Confidential Informant T-19, of known reliability, advised that he had known OWEN LATTIMORE a: he met him in China. Since LATTIMORE's return to the United States around 1934 when LATTINORE be- came connected with the Institute of Pacific Relations, the Informant has not had any contact with LATTINMORE. LTD. The Informant explained LATTIMORE was born in the United States . and at about four years of age wes take: ts China, where his father was a doctor missionary who worked in the northwestern part of China. He said LATTIMORE spoke Chinese more fluently than most natives and also included in his command of foreign languages neighboring dialects of northwestern China, The Informant stated further that when he met LATTIMORS, LATTINORE was comected with a commercial house in Tientsin, China, and was engaged in trading in furs, hides, and wool, Later, according to ormant, LATTIMORE drifted away from this business and became attached to tha orth China Star" and other publications in China, It was during this period, around the middle trenties, that LATTIMORE made several trips through northwestern China, in- cludine Monsolia and Informant recalled that there was comment by persons who knew him in China indicating that it was remarkable that LATTIMGPE was able to finances such trips, which were very expensive, It was rumored at the time that he was being financed by publications for which he was writing although the amount spsnt seemed to be out of line with the funds that were generally | allocated by publications. Informant continued that LATTIMORE was also engaged in free lance work in northwestern China and it ras during these trips that he wrote articles concerning the country, the articles being illustrated by photographs which LATTIMORE's wife tooke The Informant further stated that around 1933 or 1934 LATTIMORE returned to the United States and in looking for a job he was anployed by FREDERICK VANDERBILINEIELD, who was then the dominating factor in the Institute of Pacific Relations. TITXORE, according to the Informant, continued with the Institute of Pacific Relations until 1941, when he secured the position as ad visor to CHIANG KAI-SHEK. According to tha Informant, who was advised by Mme. CHIANG, the appointment of LATTIMCRE was forced on CHIANG by President ROOSEVELT, Continning, the Informant said that Mme. CHIANG had advised him that LATTIMORE was antagonistic to CHIANG KAI-SHEK, + 20