Office of the Historian

121.893/1–947: Telegram

General Marshall to the Secretary of State 89

Nanking, 9 January 1947.
[Received January 9—7:19 p.m.]

84. The Office of General Marshall Nanking China is discontinued effective 11 January 1947. On this same date the Embassy Liaison Office Nanking China is established and is responsible for all functions formerly handled by the Office of General Marshall Nanking China pertaining to activities in China. The Embassy Liaison Office will operate under the direct control of the Embassy. The Embassy Liaison Office will use the radio call sign “Omen”.

  1. This telegram, signed by General Marshall, was despatched the day after his departure from China; it was also signed by Col. George V. Underwood, in charge of the newly-established Embassy Liaison Office.↩