Telegram from Edwin A. Locke, Jr. to James A. Jacobson

NLT-377 P-SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. ASTERISI (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRIORITY P 2 PRESIDENT MR. JAMES A. JACOBSON RELEASED BY Wock.J 3 DEPUTY IN CHARGE ROUTINE TRUMAN 4 AMERICAN PRODUCTION MISSION DEFERRED JULY 5, 1945 5 DATE NATIONAL LUUKDS CHUNGKING, CHINA BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM SERVICE" Es Alasna Changking P/c 7 8 DECLASSIFIED by authority of DECODED BY DEPT. OF COMMERCE LTR PRIORITY 9 To NARS 11-15-72 10 PARAPHRASED A N CHECKED MEMO FROM NL TO ROUTINE 11 BY BY NLT 4-12-73 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY Initials BR2 Date 5/21/14 BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHEOMAI THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFFRRFD PRECEDENCE ADMINISTRATIVECD IF OPERATIONAL 15 BSBGA 4839 CHECK BELOW 16 ly SWIMWING SS 17 18 Originator till in TIME GROUP 5 JULY 1945 $1640 (Use G. C. T. 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH `CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 consider this Topsec x for James A Jacobson from 21 Edwin A. hocke 22 23 REPORTED TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN TODAY ON WAR PRODUCTION SITUATION IN CHINA. SO 24 25 FAR AS THE PRESIDENT'S INFORMATION GOES, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE EXISTING MILITARY 26 27 OR DIPLOMATIC SITUATION THAT SHOULD PREVENT THE AMERICAN PRODUCTION MISSION FROM 28 29 VIGOROUSLY EMPHASIZING TO GENERALISSIMO NEED FOR ACTION ESSENTIAL TO PROGRESS OF 30 31 CHINESE WAR PRODUCTION. 32 33 ALSO INFORMED THE PRESIDENT FULLY REGARDING THE WEDEMEYER PLAN IN WHICH HE 34 35 EXPRESSED ACTIVE INTEREST. APPARENTLY, A. DECISION BY CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THIS 36 37 PLAN AWAITS T. V. SOONG'S RETURN TO CHUNGKING. AS FAR AS I CAN MAKE OUT, THIS IS 38 39 LIKELY TO MEAN ANOTHER MONTH OR MORE BEFORE A DECISION IS FORTHCOMING. ANY SUCH 40 41 DELAY WOULD SERIOUSLY THREATEN CHINA'S WAR PRODUCTION. 42 43 PENDING A DECISION ON THE WEDEMEYER PLAN AS A WHOLE, IT IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE 44 Part 45 FOR CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO ACT AT ONCE TO DEVELOP WAR PRODUCTION VIGOROUSLY) FOR 46 47 THIS PURPOSE, FINANCIAL BACKING AND PRICE ADJUSTMENTS ESSENTIAL TO EARLY INCREASES 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F- I OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRIT 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret" instruetions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. OSTHO OPNAV 19278 Page 1073