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

NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART*** DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY EWloda Jo. MR. JAMES A. JACOBSON 4 AMERICAN PRODUCTION MISSION ROUTINE R 5 20 JuNE 1945 CHUNGKING, CHINA DATE DEFERRED 6 a S. SERVICE" NATTONAL CORDS alusua CHuNgKing 7 TRUMAN TOR CODEROOM 8 DEPT OF COMMERCE DECEASINED by authority of ARCHIVES AND 9 DECODED BY LTR. Te NARY 11-15-72 PRIORITY 10 of MEMO FROM NL To 11 TYPED NLT 4-12-73 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 Initials ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OT 15 DICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 202200 NCR 2559 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 20 JUNE 1945 TIME 02200 GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 FRan Edwin A Lioeke dr to MR James F-0 22 A. LACOBSON Owner icau PRoduction mession Chempting F-01 x 23 24 I GATHER THAT THE TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTION OF NINETEEN MAJOR RAW MATER- F-02 25 26 IALS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DISAPPOINTING IN MAY. WE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO F-05 27 28 GIVE THE PUBLIC HERE OR IN CHINA AN EXAGGERATED IMPRESSION OF THE SITUATION F-07 29 F-1 30 I BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING LIKE A QUARTER OR A THIRD OF TOTAL : IS ALCOHOL. F-2 31 32 THUS, A SHARP DECLINE IN ALCOHOL PRODUCTION ALONE, SUCH AS OCCURRED IN F-20 33 34 APRIL, HAS A SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT ON TOTAL VALUE OF ALL RAW MATERIAL F-3 35 F-30 36 PRODUCTION IN THAT MONTH. MOREOVER, LOW ALCOHOL PRODUCTION AT PRESENT 37 F-31 38 IS-TO SOME EXTENT A SEASONAL MATTER. I THINK THAT THESE FACTORS SHOULD BE F-32 39 F-33 40 MADE CLEAR IN ANY PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION FOR 41 F-34 42 MAY. PARAGRAPH. NEW SUBJECT. SCOTT REACHED WASHINGTON YESTERDAY. F-4 43 44 END FX01 45 ccm26 FX30 46 ALWAYS IN TROUBLE MM 47 FX37 48 49 FX40 50 FF QUEER ILLUSIONS poal IG-00 51 52 VCNO Make original Olly Deliter th Coda Roonts Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-69 Return To HCRWO