WAR DEPARTMENT
                      OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF 
                                 WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
                     
                                                            March 8, 1942.
 
 
 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:
 
            I received from General MacArthur this morning a recom-
mendation that Brigadier General Albert N. Jones be promoted to 
the grade of Major General and that Colonel Lewis C. Beebe be 
promoted to the grade of Brigadier General (both temporary).
 
          He states: "These officers have been outstanding 
   during the last three months. Jones is to be assigned 
   to the command of the First Philippine Corps and Beebe 
   is to be assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff at this head-
   quarters (Fort Mills). These assignments are essential 
   in the reorganization which you will understand. I re-
   quest favorable action and radio information without 
   delay."
 
           I request authority to include these two names in the 
list of proposed promotions which General Watson has had for several 
days. If you approve I will have their names added to the formal 
list of nominations, rather than to the explanatory list now in 
General Watson's possession, which involves explanations and is seen 
by a number of people.
 
           Pertinent to the above is a message yesterday from MacArthur 
which indicates March 17 as the date for the completion of compliance 
with your secret instructions to him.
 
 
 
 
                                                                  Gen. Marshall
                                                                  Chief of Staff.