845.24/334: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Officer in Charge at New Delhi ( Merrell )
Washington
, January 7,
1943—11 p.m.
12. The Department has approved the imminent departure for India of a small mission from the Office of Lend-Lease Administration under head of Frederick W. Ecker, which will study requirements and will function under the Mission’s direct supervision. Further details in this connection will be communicated later.
Hull