123 Davies, John/208
The Secretary of State to Mr. John P. Davies, Jr.
Sir: Reference is made to your assignment to Kunming as Consul, designation as Second Secretary for temporary duty at Chungking, and detail to the American military mission under command of Major General Stilwell for certain liaison duties.
Previous instructions to you on this subject are hereby supplemented as follows:
It is understood that the liaison duties for the military mission for which you are detailed are to be undertaken by you at the direction and under the supervision of General Stilwell. As a Foreign Service Officer, and especially as a member of the staff of the American Embassy in China, the Department desires that when in China you in so far as practicable keep the American Ambassador to China and through him the Department adequately informed in regard to the activities of the military mission in so far as those activities are appropriately of interest to the Department and the Embassy. When on duty with the military mission at points outside of China, please endeavor to follow a similar procedure with regard to the senior Foreign Service officer stationed in the area.
Very truly yours,