Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270: Telegram
General Marshall to the Deputy Chief of Staff (Handy)
1138. The desire of the Gimo to have Wedemeyer act as his Chief of Staff was merely passed on as something mentioned to me by the Gimo last March when I proposed the discontinuance of that assignment at same time that I notified him that Marine withdrawal would start in April. 9452745 refers. I also agree that if Wedemeyer returns he should not act as the Gimo’s Chief of Staff. I feel as Wedemeyer does that President Truman should transmit this information to the Generalissimo. However, no information should be passed until it is decided that Wedemeyer is in fact coming back. As indicated in 111646 I do not anticipate that he need return here, but cannot state this conclusively at this time. I have no objections to Wedemeyer’s communicating with the Generalissimo in form suggested, but prefer a delay of a few days in dispatch of message.