ARMY RADIOGRAM PARAPHRASED COPY FROM: CHUNGKING 20 DECEMBER 1941 GENERALISSIMO ASKED THAT I INFORM YOU THAT HE IS SORRY HE IS UNABLE TO REPORT RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS OF JOINT PRELIMINARY MILITARY CONFERENCE BY THE PARTICULAR TIME REQUESTED X IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT GENERAL WAVELL WILL ARRIVE PRIOR TO TWENTY-SECOND OR TWENTY-THIRD X ON DECEMBER TWENTY-FIRST GENERAL BRETT WILL ARRIVE FROM RANGOON X IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED OF THE GOVERNOR OF DUTCH EAST INDIES THAT HE SEND SOMEONE TO REPRESENT HIM X THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT IN LONDON HAS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO THE HEAD OF ITS MISSION TO ACT UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE REGULARLY APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE X NO ORDERS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE MILITARY MISSION FROM RUSSIA X DIFFICULTIES IN COMMUNICATIONS HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO NOTIFY GENERAL BRETT THE EXACT CONTENT OF HIS INSTRUCTIONS BUT HE HAS BEEN URGENTLY REQUESTED TO ARRIVE IN CHUNGKING AS SOON AS HE CAN GET HERE X THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND CHIEF OF STAFF HAVE BEEN FURNISHED WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION X MAGRUDER. 2230, 21 December 1941. |