740.0011 Pacific War/3340: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 19—1:44 p.m.]
1198. Department’s 892, July 13, 5 [4] p.m. We are furnishing General Stilwell’s headquarters (General Stilwell is absent from Chungking) paraphrase of our 999, June 23, 9 a.m. The substance of our 1012, June 24, 2 p.m. was previously communicated orally to General Stilwell’s Chief of Staff, General Hearn, and he sent General [Page 74] Hearn a comprehensive memorandum summarizing the information in that telegram and in subsequent telegrams on same subject. We shall continue to keep General Stilwell or General Hearn fully advised in regard to our information in this and other pertinent matters.
It may be added that we some time ago instituted a practice of sending to General Stilwell copies of despatches from OWI field officers on subjects of possible interest and of communicating to him such of our own information as we considered might be of value. We are also sending him copies of our monthly political review and plan as well to furnish him copies of the Embassy’s newly instituted monthly economic review when it has been got under way. Furthermore there is now under discussion a projected formation of a joint intelligence committee to comprise representatives of General Stilwell’s headquarters, the Embassy and BEW. Later we anticipate development in addition of an international intelligence committee out of which it is hoped will accrue benefits to General Stilwell’s headquarters, the Embassy and other American Government agencies here.