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

SECRET DISPATCH NLT-398 DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE TROMAN ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. -NATIONAL P ARCHIVES AND MR. JAMES A. JACOBSON EWlock.ge :CORDS 3 RELEASED BY = SERVICE" DEPUTY IN CHARGE ROUTINE 4 AMERICAN PRODUCTION MISSION DEFERRED DATE AUGUST 31, 1945 5 CHUNGKING, CHINA BASEGRAM 6 TOR PARAPHRASE CODEROOM BY GHECKED alumn I.D of Thingling 7 D.C.ASSI.I by authority 8 DEPT. OF COMMERCE 472 DECODED PRIORITY 9 TONAR 11-15-72 10 MEMO FROM NL TO ROUTINE 11 BY BY NLT 4.12.73 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY Initials BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 15 312230 CHECK BELOW NCR4456 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 8/31/45 6223000 (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR, SPACE BEPORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 This top secret dispatch is from Edwin A L ocke for to James A Jacobama 21 Deputy in chare american Production mission changing x alunna pars x 22 23 REFERENCE YOUR CABLE CFB 6521 JUST RECEIVED REGARDING REQUESTS FOR DEPART- 24 25 URE FROM MEMBERS OF MISSION, SITUATION WILL NOT (REPEAT NOT) PERMIT DEPARTURE AS 26 27 INDICATED OF BOOTH, LOPER, KELLY, MILLER, LAFFERTY OR ANY OTHER MEMBER. OF THE 28 29 MISSION WITH POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF O. R. JOHNSON, IF HEALTH REASONS REQUIRE 30 31 EXCEPTION IN HIS CASE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY CABLES AUGUST TWENTY-SEVEN AND TODAY, 32 33 I MUST REQUEST THAT MISSION STAND BY INTACT TO WORK WITH MC MANMON AND ME UNTIL 34 35 REPLACEMENTS CAN BE ARRANGED. UNDERLYING REASONS FOR THIS DECISION ARE AS FOLLOWS: 36 37 ON AUGUST TWENTY EIGHT WITH FULL APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT I RECOMMENDED IN 38 39 WRITING TO SOONG THESE MEASURES: 40 41 1. EXTENSION OF LIFE OF CWPB AS RECONSTRUCTION AGENCY FOR TWELVE MONTHS. 42 43 2. CONTINUANCE OF CWPB OVERALL AUTHORITY IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO 44 45 CHINESE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. 46 47 3. GRANTING TO CWPB AUTHORITY TO TAKE OVER INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-I OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP GECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret' instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations COPY NO. O PNAV 19-78