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

NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPAR MENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 EDWIN A LOCKE, JR. ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRIORITY P 3 PRESIDENT RELEASED BY Earlaking TREMAN 4 S. MR. JAMES A JACOBSON ROUTINE 5 AMERICAN PRODUCTION MISSION DATE 1st ARCHIVES "NATIONAL DRDS AND 6 14 JULY 1945 CHUNGKING, CHINA 17 53 DEFERRED 7 8 TOR CODE ROOM 9 DECLASSIFIED Rdo by authority Chaunting of LTR PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INDIVIDUAL 11 DEDT. OF COMMERCE ROUTINE TYPED 12 BY TO NARS 11-15-73 MEMO FROM NL TO 13 DEFERRED NLT 4-12-73 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHER ED THIS-DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 16 5/21/79 6385 CHECK BELOW 17 141753 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 14 JULY 1945 TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPAICHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 21 action mr James A, Jacobson american had ACTION 22 F-0 mission chunking and Rdo Chunking x FROM LOCKE x 23 24 REFERENCE MY CABLE OF YESTERDAY I HAD MOST CORDIAL AND SATISFACTORY 25 F-01 26 SESSION WITH LEO CROWLEY THIS MORNING. OUTLINED FOR HIM THE MILITARY F-02 27 28 F-05 NECESSITY FOR DECISION MADE IN EARLY JUNE TO CONTINUE MISSION IN FULL 29 F-07 30 OPERATION AT LEAST UNTIL A PORT AND CORRIDOR HAVE BEEN OPENED FOR BRINGING 31 F-1 32 MILITARY AND OTHER SUPPLIES INTO CHINA. I THEN WENT ON TO TELL HIM IN F-2 33 34 F-20 BROAD OUTLINE OF WEDEMEYER PLAN AND EMPHASIS IT PLACED ON IMMEDIATE AND 35 F-3 36 SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN PRODUCTION OF WAR ITEMS NEEDED FOR COMING 37 F-30 38 OFFENSIVES. FINALLY, I OUTLINED MY CONVERSATION OF JULY 5TH AND F-31 39 40 F-32 EMPHASIZED FULL SUPPORT I HAD OBTAINED FOR PUSHING HARD FOR MORE MONEY AND 41 F-33 42 FOR PRICE ADJUSTMENTS FROM CHINESE GOVERNMENT. I ALSO ADDED THAT FULL 43 F-34 44 APPROVAL HAD ALSO BEEN GIVEN FOR OUR CONTINUED INSISTENCE ON NO (REPEAT NO) F-4 45 46 FXO 1 POSTWAR TALK, DIRECT OR IMPLIED, UNTIL CHINESE WAR ECONOMY was OPERATING 47 FX37 48 MUCH NEARER CAPACITY. IN THIS CONNECTION, HOWEVER, I MADE IT CLEAR THAT 49 FX40 50 I SHALL AID TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALL SOUND PLANS FOR DEVELOPING CHINESE IG-00 51 SECRET 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 to u. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944 16-41652-1