740.0011 Pacific War/1877
Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of War ( McCloy ) to the Assistant Secretary of State ( Acheson )
Following up my memorandum of January 10,31 I am not yet able to report as to what, if any, agreement has been reached regarding the intervention of Chinese forces into Indo-China.
[Page 9]I am able to report, however, that it has been determined to send a senior officer to China to act as Chief of the Generalissimo’s Joint Staff and to have executive authority over certain Chinese troops, particularly, those in Burma. This officer will be assisted by two other officers, one an Air Corps officer of general rank and the other, a ground officer. The ranking officer will be General Joseph W. Stilwell. The Staff is anxious that no publicity whatever be given out on this matter until after the officer arrives in China.