We are planning to send ten men as geologists in connection with
 
the oil field developments in Kansu, Sinkiang, and Shensi provinces.
 
Six would be in the area adjacent to Lanchow where oil development
 
is now being considerably expanded, two at Urumchi on the Russian
 
border, and two in Shensi near Yenan, general headquarters of the
 
Communist forces. These men are to be sent to China in conjunction
 
with Air Transport Command project, to provide facilities for aviation
 
gasoline, to meet transport and combat requirements.