Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, and the Administrator, War Shipping Administration, with Attachment

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DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 3, 1972 108 BINITHI NARS Date, 6.24.75 MEMORANDUM FOR: Secretary of War Secretary of the Navy Administrator, War Shipping Administration I have approved in principle the attached plan submitted by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to im- plement a revised policy tovard China. Among other things, and subject to the resolution of the legal aspects involved, arrangements will be required whereby certain of the shipping to be employed in carrying out this plan will be manned by foreign crews--Chinese and Japanese--but will operate under allocation to one of the U.S. military services. Provision of necessary maintenance supplies to Chinese National Armies in North China and Manchuria from U.S. stocks in the Far East will also be required. I request that you make the necessary arrange- ments to initiate the program set out in the attached plan and submit any such proposals as require my fur- ther approval. the Sincerely signature 12/11/15 to ARCHIVES SERVICE* RECORDS AND Copy to accompany original