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SECRET DISPATCH NLT-394 DRAFTER EXT, ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM :DWIN A. LOCKE, JR. 1 PRIORITY P 2 RELEASED BY Eslocke J DECLASSIFIED by authority of JAMES A. JACOBSON 3 ROUTINE DEPT. 06 COMMERSE AMERICAN WAR PRODUCTION 4 TO NAGS 11-15-72 DEFERRED 11 AUGUST 1945 MISSION 5 DATE MEMO FROM NL TO NLT 4-12-73 FOR CHUNGKING, CHINA BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM InitialsBBZ Date 5/21/71 7 8 alumn charless PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY 10 PARAPHRASED CHECKED ROUTINE 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED RV BASEGRAM 13 BY HHJH 14 UNLESS IOT CATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS UMINISTRATIVE I'F OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 . 111702 17 711 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP 8/11/15 18 (Use G. C. T. 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 This tor See: x From EDWIN A LOCKE JR x Action 21 J AMES A JACODSON AMERICAN WAN PRODUCTION CHUNG 23 THE QUESTION OF THE MISSION'S FUTURE IS NOW BEING FULLY CONSIDERED BUT I DO 24 NOT (REPEAT NOT) EXPECT DEFINITE DECISION FOR SOME DAYS. MEANWHILE WE MUST ALL 25 26 27 PROCEED AS THOUGH WE HAD LONG JOB AHEAD OF US. 28 29 IN MY OPINION WITH EXCEPTION OF ORDNANCE PRESENT ACTIVITIES OF MISSION AND 30 31 THE PROGRAM YOU ARE URGING WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAVE JUST AS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE 32 33 FOR COMING PERIOD OF RECONVERSION AND RECONSTRUCTION AS THEY DO FOR WAR PRODUCTION. 34 I BELIEVE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO PROCEED VIGOROUSLY WITH 35 36 PROGRAMS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION AND FINANCING. 37 38 39 WILL ADVISE YOU IMMEDIATELY OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS HERE. 40 41 NEW SUBJECT: HAVE OBTAINED TOPNOTCH MAN FOR OVERALL IRON AND STEEL JOB. 42 WILL CABLE DETAILS IN FEW days. 43 TRUMAN 44 is ARCHIVES as. "NATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDE AND 45 CCM26 46 47 48 49 No. -| ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-I OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret" instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations COPY NO. OPNAV 19-78