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

DICLASSIFIED by authority of DEPT. OR COMMERCEKIR TO NARV 11-15-72 SECRET - PRIORITY MEMO FROM NL TO NLT 4-12-73 Initials BKZ 5/21/14 7 SEPTEMBER 1945 NCR 5416 S. FROM: JAMES A. JACOBSON - ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE'' AND TO: EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. EYES ALONE EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR., THE WHITE HOUSE. TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF GETTING JAPS QUICKLY OUT OF INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS IN FORMOSA AND MANCHURIA, TO MINIMIZE DRAIN ON US RESOURCES EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH UNRRA AND EVEN TO ASSURE CHINA OF GETTING MORE QUTCKLY THE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES NEEDED, I URGE THAT TOP LEVEL US GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS MEN CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM CAREFULLY AND FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT QUICKLY SPECIFIC PLANS TO SOLVE IT. 1 SUGGEST CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO FACILITATING US ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL FIRMS ENTERING INTO MANAGEMENT, OPERATING, CONSULTING AND OR PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS WITH CHINESE IN CONNECTION WITH KEY FORMOSAN AND MANCHURIAN INDUSTRIES SHOWN IN YOUR AUGUST 28TH DATA WHICH REACHED ME ON FIFTH. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO US DISCUSSION WITH SOONG ON THAS POINT. I WILL DELAY DISCUSSING THIS WITH WONG OR OTHER CHINESE UNTIL I HAVE INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOU. I WILL HOWEVER INFORM HURLEY AND WEDEMEYER OF THIS RECOMMENDATION TO YOU. NEW SUBJECT. WEDEMEYERS STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THAT ONLY ONE MEMBER OF MISSION BE GIVEN PASSAGE TO SHANGHAI ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 20TH AND BALANCE OF MISSION ABOUT MIDDLE OR LATTER PART OF OCTOBER. WEDEMEYERS DECISION NOT YET RECEIVED. MEANWHILE WONG IN REPLY TO MY INQUIRY TODAY CHLR XAERS HQ1D* AS ABSURD FOR ADVISORS TO GO TO INDUSTRIAL PAGE 1 OF 2