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

NLT-392 SEORET DISPATCH DRAFTER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MALLGRAM ADDRESSEF FROM EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. JAMES A. JACOBSON PRIORITY P R RELEASED BY wock, J. ROUTINE 3 AMERICAN WAR PRODUCTION 4 MISSION DEFERRED AUGUST 7, 1945 5 DATE DECODED CODEROOM ADRESS CHUNGKING, CHINA BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR Rds Hochwan 8 PRIORITY 9 10 PARAPHRASED CHECKED ROUTINE BY BY QHR home PERRED 11 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY aware ASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERMISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH will BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINASTRATIVE. PIF ~ CHECK BELORI 16 w 152 ~ 18 Or >ginator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 8/7/45 2155 (Use G. C. T. 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 From Edwin A Locke Jr to games A Joestan amerion 21 was Production mission Chungling China x This is Tag Secrety 22 23 24 JUDGING FROM WHITE HOUSE CONVERSATION THIS MORNING PROGRESS REPORT WILL BE EXPECTED 25 26 FROM ME SHORTLY, IMPERATIVE THAT I LEARN AT ONCE WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN 27 28 CARRYING OUT PROGRAM SET FORTH IN MY CABLE JULY FIFTH. YOUR SOMEWHAT ENIGMATIC 29 30 CABLE OF TODAY SUGGESTS THAT ACCEPTANCE OF WEDEMEYER PLAN IN PRINCIPLE MAY NOT HAVE 31 32 MUCH PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR WAR PRODUCTION. PLEASE CABLE ME IMMEDIATELY 33 34 SPECIFIC SUMMARY OF EXISTING SITUATION, AND STATE RESULTS TO DATE IN OBTAINING 35 36 URGENTLY NEEDED INTERIM FUNDS FOR WAR PRODUCTION. 37 38 KUMAN 39 DECLASSIFIED by autherity of DEPT.OF COMMERCE un TONARS 11-15-72 CESUG 40 IRCHIVES /NATIONAL SERVICE" LOURDS AND 41 MEMO FROM HL TO NLT 4-12-73 Initials BKZDate 5/24/74 CCM26 44 42 48 45 CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 48 49 46 47 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-I OR 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret" Instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations COPY NO. O.PNAV 19-78