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

NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPAR' ENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 DECLASSIFIED by authority of ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR DEPT. OF COTMERCE LTB TO NARS H 1-15-274 PRIORITY P 3 MEMO FROM NL TO JAMES A. JACOBSON 4 RELEASED BY NLT 4-12.73 DEPUTY IN CHARGE ROUTINE 5 AMERICAN WAR PRODUCTION DATE Initials BKZ Date 6/2/19 6 MISSION DEFERRED AUGUST 6, 1945 7 CHUNGKING, CHINA 8 TOR CODE ROOM 9 CODREGS Rds Hochwan PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY 11 TRENAL ROUTINE TYPED 12 BY ARCHIVES NATIONAL AND 13 FERRED 14 S. c SERVICE" ROUTED BY received. 15 UNLESS ERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONALI 16 CHEGK BELOW 17 062145 9976 18 19 3 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 8/6/45 TIME 02145 GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ALOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 From Edwin A Locke Jr. to games A Jacobson Deputy in charge 22 F-0 american was indiction mission Chunghing china x 23 F-00 24 CONFIDENTIAL TALKS WITH TOP CHRYSLER OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT 25 F-01 26 CHRYSLER MAINTENANCE PROJECT NOT RECEIVING ADEQUATELY PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE F-02 27 28 F-05 ASSISTANCE, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT IN YOUR THEATRE. INFORMAL CHECKS 29 F-07 30 MADE HERE WITH INTERESTED AGENCIES TEND TO CONFIRM THIS. TROUBLES SEEM 31 F-1 32 TO INCLUDE LACK OF ANY SCHEDULE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONNEL FROM UNITED F-2 33 34 F-20 STATES TO CHINA, NO (REPEAT NO) EFFECTIVE HELP ON PROVISION OF HOUSING 35 F-3 36 AND OTHER FACILITIES, ETCETERA. DUE TO GREAT AND BASIC IMPORTANCE THIS 37 F-30 38 PRO JECT, REQUEST YOU LOOK INTO IT PROMPTLY WITH FEA AND ARMY AND CABLE ME F-31 39 40 F-32 BRIEF REPORT. 41 F-33 42 NEW SUBJECT. REGARDING CARL MILLER CONSIDER HIM UNUSUALLY WELL 43 F-34 44 QUALIFIED FOR POSITION CONTEMPLATED. AM CONFIDENTIALLY ADVISED THAT ARMY F-4 45 46 FX0 1 ENGINEERS WHICH NOW EMPLOYS HIM HAS DUAL JOBS FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT AND THAT 47 FX37 48 HIS LEAVING WOULD NOT ( REPEAT NOT) PRESENT ANY REAL PROBLEM. MILLER 49 FX40 50 IG-00 51 SECRET 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OENAV 19-67 to u. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944 16-41652-1