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ONNF D N D N A t ROUT INE 29 AUGUST 1945 NCR 9121 S. c 'NATIONAL ACCORDE AND FROM: NELSON MISSION CHINA isp SERVICE" TO : E A LOCKE, JR (CONF IDENT IAL FOR E A LOCKE JR PERSONAL REPRESENTAT IVE OF THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DC FROM LESTER LUBOSCH) N FEA WASHINGTON HAS ADVISED IT IMPERATIVE THAT NELSON MISSION EM- PLOYEES FORWARD 1012 VOUCHERS FOR IMMEDIATE APPLICATION TO AD- VANCE ACCOUNTS. THIS IS CONTRARY TO THE ADVICE GIVEN MEN ON LEAVING WASHINGTON THAT PERSONAL EXPENSE VOUCHERS WERE TO BE SUB- MITTED UPON THEIR RETURN TO WASHINGTON FROM THE MISSION AND WERE NOT TO BE FILED IN THE FIELD. IN THE MEANT IME WE ARE TAKING NO ACTION HERE. PLEASE so INFORM FEA IN WASHINGTON. IN ADDITIONA WE WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING PROMPTLY BY LETTER INFORMATION IN FULL FOR GUIDANCE OF OTHER MEMBERS OF MIS$ION REGARDING THE DETERMINAT ION WHICH HAS BEEN MADE IN THE CASE OF THE EXPENSE VOUCHERS. OF ISTAFFORD YOCOM AND ROLAND. ROLAND'S LETTER OF AUGUST 6 ADVISED DETERMINATI ION WAS BEING MADE AUGUST 22. STATE DEPARTMENT (FOR E A LOCKE JR) To DEDT. OF COMMERCE LTR. DECLASSIFIED ty authority of TO NARV 11-15-72 MEMO TONLT FROM NL 4-12-73 Initials BR2Date 5/21/14