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SECREF DISPATCH
DRAFTER
EXT.
ADDRESSEES
PRECEDENCE
ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE
FROM
EDWIN A LOCKE JR
1
PRIORITY
2
RELEASED BY
THE PRESIDENT
3
ROUTINE
4
S.
DEFERRED
5
DATE
AND
D.CLASSIFIED by authority of
BASEGRAM
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N SERVICE"
DEPT. OF COMMERCE 4TR
7
TOR CODEROOM
TO NARV 11.15.73
MEHO FROM NL TO
8
NLT 4 -12-73
PRIORITY
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DECODED BY
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CHECKED
bitials B121 Date 5/21/19
ROUTINE
PARAPH RASED
11
BY
BY
DEFERRED
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DITTOED
ROUTED BY
BASEGRAM
13
BY
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UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE.
IF OPERATIONA 15
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Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP
(Use G. C. T.
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ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT
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GIVEN WORLD WIDE PUBLICITY. THIS STATEMENT READS IN PART "WE
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MUST NOT ALLOW INTERNAL DISTURBANCES TO MAKE US LOSE SIGHT OF
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BASIC NEEDS OF CHINESE PEOPLE FOR A FAR HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING
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THAN THEY NOW HAVE. AT THIS MOMENT AS WE ALL KNOW CHINA IS BEING
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DISTURBED BY POLITICAL EXTREMISTS AND OTHER UNRULY ELEMENTS WHO
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PLACE THEIR PARTISAN AND PERSONAL INTERESTS ABOVE NATIONAL IN-
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TEREST AND WHO HAVE GONE so FAR AS TO INTERFEBE VIOLENTLY WITH
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EFFORTS OF NATIONAL GOVT TO ESTABLISH ORDER IN LIBERATED PROVINCES 32
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GOVT IS ACTING TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. WE SHALL SPARE NO EFFORT 34
TO BRING INTERNAL ORDER AND SECURITY TO NATION, BUT AT SAME TIME
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WE SHALL FULFILL OUR EQUALLY GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP PEOPLE
37
REPAIR THE RAVAGES AND DISLOCATIONS OF WAR AND IMPROVE CONDITIONS
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OF THEIR LIVELIHOOD. IN CREATING SUPREME ECONOMIC COUNCIL
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NATIONAL GOVT RECOGNIZES PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE OF SOUND AND
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IMMEDIATE ECONOMIC ACTION IN CHINA. IT IS MY INTENTION TO ASSUNE
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PERSONALLY GENERAL DIRECTION OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION
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AND DEVELOPMENT, STATEMENT THEN REVIEWS FRANKLY AND IN DETAIL
47
GRAVE ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES NOW CONFRONGING PEOPLE OF CHINA BOTH
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No. I ADMIRAL.
No. 2 FILE.
No. 3F-J OR CHARTROOM.
No. 4 SPECIAL.
50
51
TOP
SECRET
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Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret"
instauctions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations
COPY NO.
241420
OPNAV 19-78
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