Telegram from Edwin A. Locke, Jr. to A. T. Kearney

NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART/MENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY Work J. MR. A. T. KEARNEY 4 AMERICAN PRODUCTION MISSION ROUTINE 5 DATE 31 MAY 1945 CHUNGKING, CHINA DEFERRED 6 Alysna 7 TOR CODEROOM S. ARCHIVES SERVICE" NATIONAL .CORDS AND 8 DECLASSIFTED by authority of 9 c DECODED BY DEPT. OR COMMERCE PRIORITY 10 HEMO TO TYPED WLT 4-12-73 22 11 ROUTINE BY 12 Initials K2 Bate 3/2/71 DEFERRED 13 42 ROUTED BY 14 15 THERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 16 312100 CHECK BELOW 9317 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 31 MAY 1945 TIME 2100 GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 Edwin A action AT Rearning 22 To 23 24 YOUR MAY TWENTY EIGHTH CABLE REGARDING TENURE OF SPECIALISTS MOST HELPFUL American via Alusna Chungking JXX F-02 25 26 PARAGRAPE 1. COMPELLING PERSONAL REASONS UNEXPECTEDLY PREVENT KNIGHT F-05 27 F-07 28 TAKING ON ASSIGNMENT AS REPLACEMENT FOR BROOKS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN MOST 29 F-1 30 FORTUNATE IN OBTAINING IN HIS STEAD MR. LESTER L. BOSCH, AN ENGINEER OF WIDE F-2 31 32 EXPERIENCE WHO FOR LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF EQUIPMENT F-20 33 F-3 34 PRODUCTION IN WPB OFFICE OF WAR UTILITIES. WELL KNOWN TO EVANS AND LOWERY. 35 F-30 36 WE CONSIDER HIM EXCEPTIONALLY FITTED TO CARRY ON BROOKS' WORK. PARA 37 F-31 38 TWO. PROLONGATION OF SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE AND FACT THAT DR. SOONG WILL F-32 39 PROBABLY REMAIN IN WASHINGTON SUBSEQUENTLY UNTIL END OF JUNE WILL REQUIRE F-33 40 41 F-34 42 THAT JACOBSON AND BOSCH PROCEED TO CHUNGKING BY REGULAR ATC MEANS. IN ORDER F-4 43 44 TO ASSURE THEIR ARRIVAL PRIOR TO JUNE FIFTEENTH (REPEAT JUNE FIFTEENTH) FX01 45 46 FX30 WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET THEM NUMBER ONE 47 FX37 48 PRIORITIES WITHOUT DELAY AND ALSO EXTRA BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE OF TWENTY FIVE 49 FX40 50 POUNDS EACH. PARA THREE. CONCUR ON RETURN OF STAFFORD AND EDDY IN IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67