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

D.CLASSITED by authority of DEDT. of Sunmence LIR TO NARD 11-15-72 MEMO TO NLT FROM SECRET PRIORITY NL 4-12-73 OCTOBER 5, 1945 Initials NCR 9164 S. NCA FROM JAMES A JACOBSON SERVICES TO EDWIN A LOCKE, JR, THE WHITE HOUSE. ROVERNMENT CHINESE NEWSPAPERS AND OFFICIALS EXPRESSINO GREAT ENTHUSIASM ABOUT YOUR MISSION HERE. NEW SUBJECT. I AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED WITH PRESIDENTS INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOU CONSULT FIRST WITH GENERAL MACARTHUR BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY NO SOUND CHINESE ECONOMIC PROGRAM CAN BE EVOLVED WITHOUT FULL CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC INTER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHINA PROPER, MANCHURIA FORMOSA, KOREA AND JAPAN. MOREOVER, IT Is OBVIOUS THAT BEST CURRENT INDUSTRIAL DATA ON AREAS FORMERLY DOMINATED BY JAPAN IS ONLY READILY AND QUICKLY OBTAINABLE THROUGH MACARTHUR'S STAFF OR ARRANGEMENTS THEY COULD MAKE. THIS DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE HERE. FURTHERMORE, EFFECTIVE AND CONTINUING LIAISON COULD WELL BE ESTABLISHED. NEW SUBJECT. CONFERENCES DURING PAST FEW DAYS WITH WONG WEN HYO, C C CHIEN, GENERAL YUCTA WEI AND GENERAL CHEN YI, WHO IS NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL OF TAIWAN, PROVIDE FURTHER BACKGROUND THAT COULD BE HELPFUL IN TOKYO DISCUSSIONS IF THEY ARE TO BE INTENSIVE. IF YOU DESIRE ME TO MEET YOU IN TOKYO IT WILL BE NECESSARY THAT YOU EMPHASIZE YOU ARRANGE IN WASHINGTON FOR MACARTHURS APPROVAL MY TRIP TO JAPAN AND ALSO FOR APPROPRIATE AMENDMENT MY TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION. PLEASE ADVISE ME PROMPTLY AND, IF APPROPRIATE, NOTIFY ARMY HEADQUARTERS HERE OF AUTHORIZATION. PAGE 1 OF 2