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

D'CLASSITIED by authority of DEPT. OF COMMERCE LTR. TO NARP 11-15-22 SEGRET PRIORITY MEMO TO NLT FROM NL 4-12-73 Mitials 8/2 late 5/21/74 4 SEPT 1945 NCR 3623 FROM: JACOBSON TO 8 LOCKE, THE WHITE HOUSE SERVICE" VIA # ALUSNA CHUNGKING CONFORMING TO YOUR URGENT REQUEST ENSIGN KELLEY WILL CONTINUE WITH MISSION BUT HE BELIEVES HE COULD BEST SERVE BY RETURNING TO WASHINGTON IMMEDIATELY ON MISSION BUSINESS AND THEN RETURN VIA SHANGHAT IF YOU WISH. UPON MY RELEASE HE HAD CABLED BUSHIPS NAVY THAT HIS DUTY WAS COMPLETED AND THAXT HE WOULD DEPART AS SCHEDULED IF YOU WANT HIM TO REMAIN HERE HE REQUESTS THAT YOU CLEAR WITH BUSHIPS AND HAVE THEM CA CABLE HIM AUTHORITY TO REMAIN. THE FOLLOWING 3 JOHNSON MILLER AND LAFFERTY HAVE GIVEN FULL CONSID. ERATION YOUR LATEST REQUEST AND RESTATED THEIR DECISION TO RETURN. 1 AM NOT HOLDING UP THEIR DEPARTURE. NEW SUBJECT. DR WOND YESTERDAY RESTATED TRIP TO SHANGHAI BY THIS MISSION IS PREMATURE BY AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. WEDEMEYERS EDI REACTION EXPECTED TODAY, NEW SUBJECT. CHINESE ADVISE THAT SOONG REACHED LARGE FIGURE AGREE- MENT WITH EXPORT IMPORT BANK BUT REPORTS NOT CONFIRMED BY ANY AMERICAN AGENCY. EDWIN A LOCKE ACT ROUTED BY LT CONNORS