Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Memorandum by General Marshall to the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs ( Wang )
My Dear Dr. Wang: I have been informed that there are in China certain Japanese technicians whose services would be profitable to the Government if retained. According to the figures that were handed to me, there are in the Peking area approximately 5,000; in the Tientsin area, approximately 5,000; in the Tsingtao area, approximately 6,000; and between 1,500 and 3,000 in the vicinity of Taiyuan.
Your Government appears to desire retention of certain Japanese technicians. Please advise me as to the desires of the Government in this matter, so that firm plans can be made regarding the shipping involved.