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

ICLASSIFIED by autharity of DEPT. OF COMMERCE s. GJR. TO NARS 11:15-72 MEMO TONLT PRIORITY GENFIDENTIAL NL 4-12-73 28 SEPTEMBER 1945 us AND Initials BKZ 5/21/71 NCR 6624 COVERNMENT TO : EDWIN A LOCKE JR, THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC FROM: JAMES A JACOBSON EDWARDS ARRIVED 26TH. PENG ADVISES SOONG HAS REACHED NO DECISION ON WPB MATTER AND PROBABLY WILL NOT FOR AT LEAST FEW DAYS AND POSSIBLY FEW WEEKS. PENG ADVISED THAT WONG TODAY REACHED DECISION HE WANTS MISSION TO MOVE AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE TO SHANGHAI PREFERABLY BY OCTOBER 15TH EXCEPT FOR ONE OR POSS IBLY TWO LIAISON MEMBERS TO REMAIN HERE. WE WILL REQUEST ARMY TRANSPORTATIO ASSISTANCE TO MEET THIS REQUEST, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE OR FIND IT INADVISABLE TO DO so. WILL ADVISE YOU OF DEVELOPMENTS BUT MEANWHILE MACMANMON SHOULD BE ROUTED TO CHUNGKING. CANNOT NOW ADVISE ON ROUT ING FOR OTHER NEW MISSION MEMBERS. PENG AND BOSCH EXPECT TO LEAVE ON SURVEY TRJP TO SHANGHA' TOMORROW OR SUNDAY, RETURNING IN 4 TO 6 DAYS. I BELIEVE WE CAN SPARE LOWERY FOR PERIOD YOU INDICATE. HE GREATLY PREFERS RETURN TO WASHINGTON PROMPTLY, LEAVING OPEN UNT IL H1S ARRIVAL DECISIONOON HIS POSSIBLE CIVILIAN STATUS. IF RETURN UNDER THIS CONDITION NOT POSSIBLE THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO GET EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY DUTY ORDERS FOR 3 MONTHS CONTJNUING SAME STATUS AS PRESENT. DEFINITELY OPPOSED TO INACTIVATION HERE. CABLE V1A ARMY REQUEST FOR HIS PROMPT RETURN TO WASHINGTON IF THAT BE YOUR DECISION. I HAVE GRANTED SOMMERS DEFINITE REQUEST FOR PASSAGE TO STATES TO RETURN TO PRIVATE BUS INESS. AT HIS SPECIFIC REQUEST TRIP FROM CALCUTTA TO BE MADE ONLY BY BOAT. EXPECTS TO DEPART FROM HERE EARLY NEXT WEEK. c EDWIN A LOCKE JBR. .ACTION