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DEPT. of COMMERIC CTR DLCLASSIFIED by authority of C TO NARS 11-15-22 MEMO TONLT FROM NL 4-12-73 SECRET PR FORITY 1 SEPTEMBER 1945 NCR 1715 TO: EDWIN A LOCKE JR UNT ARCHIVES 8. SERVICE" 'NATIONAL (CCURDS AND FROM: JAMES A JACOBSON of LOPEZ AND BOOTH LEFT TODAY ENROUTE FOR WASHINGTON. OTHER MEMBERS OF MISSION SCHEDULED FOR DEPARTURE ON SEPT 5 ARE LAFFERTY JOHNSON MILLER AND KELLY WHO WAVE ALL BEEN GIVEN FULL OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER FUCL SITUATION ON BASIS OF SUCH FACTS NOT FANCIES AS ARE AVAILABLE HERE. THE IR REQUESTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY ME, BUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR LATEST REQUEST I WILL GIVE THEM FULL CHANCE TO RECONSIDER, WILL YOU KINRLY INFORM ME BY WHAT AUTHORITY I CAN HOLD A MAN AGAINST HIS WISH WHEN HIS JOB IS FINISHED AND WHEN THERE IS NO PERMISSION FROM ARMY AUTHORITIES TO MOVE MY MEN THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO A JOB FOR AS I HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD YOU SOME FORTY TO SIXTY DAYS. WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY TRIED TO DO OUR BEST AT THIS POST SITTINGAIDLY BY UNT IL WASHINGTON MAD E UP ITS MIND ON POLICY MATTERS. IS NOT IT ABOUT TIME THAT WE BEGIN TO KNOW OR BE CONSUDTRED ON THESE POLICY MATTERS? YOU MIGHT ALSO BEAR IN MIND THAT WE HAVE HAD NO REQUEST FROM THE CHINESE GOVT TO CARRY ON OUR WORK OTHER THAN THE GENERALISSIMO'S STATEMENT TO ME THAT HE WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF DAMN SORRY TO SEE ME LEAVE CHINA. PAGE 1 OF 3