JANUARY  26, 1942
FROM CHUNGKING
 
     FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF.  INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN YOUR ONE
THREE THREE CONCERNING AVG ACKNOWLEDGED.  REFERENCE MOVEMENT
LEND LEASE MATERIALS FROM RANGOON.  GREAT IMPETUS WAS GIVEN THIS
MOVEMENT BY LEND LEASE CONTROVERSY.  SINCE THEN ALL EFFORTS HAVE
BEEN DIRECTED TO THIS END.  EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN UNDER
DIRECTION GENERAL YU-FEI-PENG INITIATED JANUARY TWENTY-FOUR.
CHINESE DRIVERS, COOLIES AND ALL AVAILABLE TRUCKS FROM CHEFANG
SOUTHWARD BEING CONCENTRATED IN RANGOON IMMEDIATELY.  MATERIAL
WILL BE TRUCKED ON TWENTY FOUR HOUR SCHEDULE TO MANDALAY AND
DUMPED.  SHUTTLE SERVICE WITH SPECIAL GROUP TRUCKS ARRANGED
MANDALAY TO LASHIO FOR FURTHER MOVMENT INTO CHINA. RAILROAD HAS
PRACTICALLY CEASED OPERATION LAST FOUR DAYS SUPPOSEDLY FOR LACK OF
FEUL.  WILL USE RAILROAD ALSO IF IT RESUMES OPERATION.  ALL AVAILABLE
AMERICAN PERSONNEL ASSISTING INCLUDING ELEVEN BURMA ROAD
MECHANICS JUST ARRIVED FROM CALCUTTA. ST JOHN DIRECTED BY METO
COOPERATE WITH CHINESE PLAN WHICH WAS PREPARED BY MAJOR WILSON. 
BELIEVE PLAN FEASIBLE AND THAT CHINESE WILL CARRY IT OUT
ENERGETICALLY.  FURTHER REPORT LATER.
     I HAVE RECOMMENDED TO GENERALISSMO CHINAS AGREEMENT TO 
 
DIVERSION OF FUTURE SHIPS FIRST TO CALCUTTA AND SHOULD SINGAPORS 
 
FALL TO BOMBAY.  WILL RADIO REACTION TOMORROW.
                                        MAGRUDER