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DECLASSIFIED by authority of DEPT. OF COTMERCE ROUT INE CONFIDENTIAL, To VORY 11-15/22 30 OCTOBER 1945 LTR. MEMO TO NLT FROM NL 4-12-23 NCR 5884 Initials P TO : CAPT MCCLINTOCK, THE WHITE HOUSE us COVERNMENT FROM: EDWIN LOCKE JR I UNDERSTAND THA BEFORE LEAVING US MDME CHIANG KAI SKEK SHEE MACE FICTURE TALK FOR SPECIAL FILM CELEBRAT ING VJ DAY. SHE AND GENERALISSIMO HAVE NOT SEEN FILM AND 1 PROMISED OBTAIN PRINT FOR THEM. APPRECIATE YOUR FOLLOWING THROUGH. SUGGEST YOU TELEPHONE DAVID NOYES DETERMINE BEST METHOD OBTAINING COMPLIMENTARY PRINT WITHOUT PUBLICITY. PRINT SHOULD BE SENT COURIER MAIL FROM WHITE HOUSE WITH MY CARD. ADDRESS OUTER WRAPPING WALTER S ROBERTSON EMBASSY CHUNGKING WITH INNER WRAPPING ADDRESSED FOR DELIVERY MDME CHIANG. I WILL ROBERTSON EXPECT PACKAGE AND CABLE ACTION TAKEN. NEW SUBJECT. NOVEMBER 30 DATE MENT IONED IN KRUGS OCT 15 LETTER ACCORDS WITH MY UNDERSTANDING WITH HIM. SHOULD THINK JACOBSON AND BOSCH WILL BE OFF WPB ROLLS BY THEN. AS TO OTHERS PARTICULARLY MITCI ELL AND WILLIAM SMITH SUGGEST ARRANGING FURTHER EXTENSION UP TO JAN 31 WITH EARLY AND SMALL. PROBABLY PALO AND LEACH SHOULD REMAIN TILL END OF YEAR BUT AM LEAVING THIS TO DISCRETION YOU AND KERR. NEW SUBJECT. KEEP CARR PARTNER ADVISED OUR NEWSTTHROUGH DAVID NOYES. ALL WELL HERE AND PROGRESS GOOD. OFFICE EDIW OFFICE EDWIN A LOCKE (CAPT MCCLINTOCK) .ACT ROUTED BY LT MORRIS 1440/30 OCT 1945