851R.50/29
Memorandum by the Chief of Staff, United States Army (Marshall), to the Secretary of State
The following paragraph is quoted from a personal letter received this morning from General Eisenhower:
“This morning I received your telegram concerning the functions of the State Department in developing the economy of this particular theater. I agree with every word of it and I can assure you that no trouble whatsoever will occur in the execution of the plan. I shall be obliged if you will assure the Secretary of State of my desire to assist him in every possible way. The sooner I can get rid of all these questions that are outside the military in scope, the happier I will be! Sometimes I think I live ten years each week, of which at least nine are absorbed in political and economic matters.”