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

N.V.AV MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER E ENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM Alusna Changking 2 EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY Earnela.,I JAMES A. JACOBSON 4 DEPUTY IN CHARGE ROUTINE R 5 AMERICAN PRODUCTION MISSION DEFERRED 6 DATE 21 SEPTEMBER 1945 CHUNGKING, CHINA 7 8 TOR CODEROOM TRUMAN DICLASSIFIED by authority of 9 No ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL SERVICE" nos AND DEPT. OF COMMERCE ETR. PRIORITY 10 RECODED BY TO NARU 11-15-72 11 MEMO FROM NL TO ROUTINE 12 MXEUP APIPP NLT 4-12-73 13 DEFERRED Initials BK2 Date 3/21/11 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRÉCEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 212000 17 759 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 9/21/45 TIME 020000 GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE JNCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT alient grew ACTION 21 Loche sendonat con James A Jacolon F-0 22 Defuity m Claye american Production Mindam, churking 23 F-00 24 STATE DEPARTMENT CABLING CHUNGKING TODAY OR MONDAY REQUESTING 25 F-01 26 EMBASSY AND CONSULAR OFFICES IN CHINA TO EXTEND ALL POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE TO F-02 27 F-05 28 MISSION. THIS TO INCLUDE OBTAINING OFFICE SPACE AND LIVING QUARTERS, 29 F-07 30 EMPLOYING LOCAL PERSONNEL, PROVIDING OFFICE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, PAYING F-1 31 32 TRAVEL VOUCHERS AND PROVIDING OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES REQUESTED BY F-2 33 F-20 34 YOU. THIS SHOULD ENABLE YOU TO HANDLE YOUR FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 35 F-3 36 PROBLEMS IN WHATEVER WAY YOU CONSIDER BEST. YOU CAN ALSO CONTINUE TO 37 F-30 38 UTILIZE FEA'S ASSISTANCE AND FACILITIES FOR TIME BEING. ARRANGEMENTS HERE F-31 39 F-32 40 CANNOT BE FORMALIZED FOR SOME WEEKS YET DUE TO MUCH GOVERNMENTAL 41 F-33 42 REORGANIZATION NOW UNDER WAY. MEANWHILE, PLEASE CABLE ME IF YOU ENCOUNTER F-34 43 44 ANY SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES. F-4 45 46 FX0 1 NEW SUBJECT. ASSIGNMENT OF MAJOR LOWERY TO MISSION EXPIRES ABOUT 47 FX37 48 OCTOBER FIRST. AFTER CAREFUL INVESTIGATION, WE BELIEVE BEST PROCEDURE FX40 49 50 WOULD BE FOR LOWERY TO RETURN HERE, ASSUME CIVILIAN STATUS AND THEN RETURN IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) O P N A V 19-68 -