Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East: China, Volume X

Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270: Telegram

Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer to the Chief of Staff (Eisenhower)

Shanghai, 1 March 1946.

24584. Subject operation of Chinese manned Liberty ships by ComGen China. Our studies indicate maximum of 10 Liberty ships will be required to support Chinese armies in Manchuria, therefore our requirements Liberty ships under original plan is now reduced from 25 to 10. General Marshall concurs in above and authorizes immediate negotiations with the Chinese on additional four vessels.

Reurad 90984⁵⁰ request removal Top Secret classification these four vessels. Reourad 20664⁵¹ request WSA Washington instruct their Shanghai representative to turn over these four vessels to War Department.

50. Telegram of December 31, 1945, not printed.
51. Telegram of January 19, not printed.