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

NLT- 132 Copy / DECLASSIFIED by authority of DEPT. of COMMERCE LTR. TO NARS 11-15-72 NL MEMO TO NLT 4-12-73 TOP SECRET PRIORITY Initials BK2 Date 5/21/79 3 AUGUST 1945 NCR 4605 8. FROM US NAVAL ATTACHE CHUNGKING TO EDWIN LOCKE is ANU FOR EDWIN LOCKE THE WHITE HOUSE FROM JACOBSON VIA US NAVAL ATTACHE CHUNGKING SOONG CONVENED MEETING AUGUST 2ND OF AMBASSADOR ROBERTSON OLMSTEAD ADLER JOYNER AND MYSELF TOAANNOUNCE CHINESE GOVERN- MENT'S ACCEPTANCE IN PRINCIPLE WEDEMEYER PLAN AND INDICATED IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM TO BE CAR- RIED OUT ARE TO BE GIVEN TODAY. SOONG CONFINED HIMSELF TO GENERAL OUTLINE OF HIS PROBLEM BUT REQUESTED EXPEDITING OF 20,000 TONS OF TEXTILES WHICH HE SAID WAS VIRTUALLY PROMISED WHEN HE IEEKY** AND ASKED THAT SETTLEMENT OF EC ACCOUNTS BETWEEN U S ARMY AND CHINESE GOVT FOR 1ST SEVEN MONTHS BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AT SOONG'S REQUEST JOYNER AGREED TO CABLE FEA ON TEXTILE MATTER. MORE DETAILED REPORT FOLLOWS. ANY FURTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE CABLED. NEW SUBJECT. I WAS ADVISED YESTERDEY THAT A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR WILL BE IN WASHN FOR CONTINUANCE OF IMPORTANT INTERGOVT DISCUSS- IONS LATER THIS MONTH. YOU WILL WISH TO BE THERE FOR THEM. AMBASSADOR APPROVES PRINCIPLE OF DESIGNATING SPECIAL GROUP TO HANDLE SUCH MATTERS AS MIGHT BE DISCUSSED BUT DETAILS OF A RECOMMENDATION, JOINT OR OTHERWISE, HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT FIRST BEFORE YOU HAVE A CLEAR GO AHEAD SIGNAL FROM HERE. NEW SUBJECT. JACOBS LEFT 31ST ON NUMBER 2. **AS REC'D-WILL SERVICE IF NECESSARY