Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1942, China

740.0011 Pacific War/2642

Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Atcheson)⁸⁷

[Washington,] May 9, 1942.

Participants:	General George C. Marshall, U. S. A., Chief of Staff, War Department
	Mr. Stanley K. Hornbeck
	Mr. George Atcheson, Jr.

Under instruction of the Secretary, Mr. Hornbeck and Mr. Atcheson called on General Marshall at the War Department and handed him the Department’s letter of identic date⁸⁸ in regard to Chungking’s 529, May 8, 5 p.m.

General Marshall and two aides read the letter, stated there was no question as to the correctness of the point of view of this Department, and General Marshall stated that appropriate instructions in the matter would be sent immediately to General Magruder.

G[eorge] A[tcheson, Jr.]

87. Noted by the Secretary of State.
88. Supra.