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

NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPAPTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. PRIORITY P 3 MR. JAMES A. JACOBSON RELEASED BY Throch, J. 4 DEPUTY IN CHARGE ROUTINE 5 AMERICAN PRODUCTION MISSION 6 27 AUGUST 1945 DATE FOR CHUNGKING, CHINA DEFERRED 7 Rdo 8 TOR CODE ROOM 9 5. TROHAN DECCASSIFIED by authority of PRIORITY 10 DEPT. OR COMMERSE LIR DECOF To NARV 11-15-27 11 N ARCHIVES SERVICE" HATIONAL CORDS AND MEMO FROM NL To ROUTINE 12 NLT 4-12-73 13 COVERINED 2872 DEFERRED Initials BK2 Date 5/21/2) 14 OUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS-DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 27 AUGUST 1945 TIME 2035 GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES P'LEASE LEAVE AEOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 action mm James A. Jacobson american 22 Production mission chunging (nia Rdo Chunging from LOES F-Q, F-00 E 23 24 WE HAVE PRACTICALLY COMPLETED HERE AND WILL SHORTLY SEND YOU A STUDY 25 F-01 26 OF INDUSTRIAL ASSETS IN OCCUPIED CHINA AND MANCHURIA. NATURALLY THIS F-02 27 28 STUDY HAS HAD TO BE BASED SOLELY ON DATA AVAILABLE IN THIS COUNTRY. F-05 29 F-07 30 MEANWHILE, STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU PUT OUR MISSION ON THE JOB OF DEVELOPING 31 F-1 32 WITH CWPB ALL POSSIBLE DATA ON THIS SUBJECT AVAILABLE IN CHINA. ALSO, F-2 33 34 SUGGEST YOU TRY TO WORK OUT WITH DR. WONG PROGRAM FOR SENDING OUT PROMPTLY F-20 35 F-3 36 JOINT SINO-AMERICAN GROUPS TO MAKE PRELIMINARY PHYSICAL SURVEY OF MORE 37 F-30 38 IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES IN LIBERATED TERRITORIES. THIS BASIC F-31 39 40 INFORMATION ESSENTIAL IF CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS TO GIVE EFFECTIVE DIRECTION F-32 41 F-33 42 AND STIMULATION TO EARLY REVIVAL OFPRODUCTION. I WILL ALSO TAKE UP THESE 43 F-34 44 IDEAS HERE WITH SOONG, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING FEEL THEY SHOULD BE SUSCEPT- F-4 45 46 IBLE OF SOLUTION BETWEEN YOU AND WONG. Parts FXO 1 47 BE FX37 48 TALKS WITH SOONG PROGRESSING AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO CABLE YOU 49 FX40 50 DEFINITELY ON MAJOR POINTS WITHIN NEXT TEN DAYS. MEANWHILE, BELIEVE YOU IG-00 51 SECRET 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 to u. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944 16-41652-1 up