OSS - MEMORANDA CONCERNING "JAPANESE INTRIGUE," DE GAULLE AND THE SITUATION IN FRANCE/PROPOSAL FOR WEAKENING CIVILIAN MORALE IN AXIS NATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE ON SABOTAGE, BOMBS, SPIES, AND A SPECIAL AGENT, 1942

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Colonel William J. Donovan,
Coordinator of Public Information
Washington, D.C.
Dear Colonel;
As one of your old comrades-
in-arms I am sincerely interested in your
new appointment.
If there is anything that I,
personally, can do for you in the Southern
California District, please let me know.
Ferhaps our liaison would be better today
than at St. Mihiel when I held you up with
that unnecessary Corps barrage.
Have you seen General McCoy
lately? We had a pleasant correspondence
a few months ago.
With kindest personal regards
and all wishes for your success,
sincerely,
formerly H.Q. Company Old 69th.
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Lieutenant Barry zingham
Office of Civilian Defense
2000 Massachusette, Ave.
Washington, L. C.
Dear Lieutenant Bingham:
Here is a letter from Bob
Lee, which I believe would come under
yOUT jurisdiction.
Sincerely,
William J. Ponovan
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Lou will be able to get something of my ideas from the
outline of airplane education which I forwarded to you
some days ago. That is only one phase of the problems
which have already arisen. I sent this plan to the War
Department, via Major General McCoy and the President's\
office, a year and a half ago. It was sidetracked, al-
though some of the details have been put into operation.
Through my work in Intelligence and ground observation
in the A.E.F., I know the grwit need for education of
this character. Under present day conditions, it is
far more vital.
Naturally I am familiar with picture production. I
know how to tell a message on the screen. My early
advertising and publicity experience gave me a foun-
dation for planning all phases of a campaign designed
to roach the public. I know the value of the radio,
newspapers, magazines.
As for personal details:
I am fifty-one years old. In excellent
physical condition.
I was comissioned a Second Lieutenant
February 1, 1919. Did not remain in the
Uesorve.
My immediate family aro all in California.
Twenty-ono of us, represontinK four genera-
tion?, had dinner together yosterday.
(Christman Day.)
Have been married thirteen years. No children.
3 spent the winter of 1936-37 in London,
writing for British films.
Have read widely on international affairs.
Am particularly interested in the Pacific
arena.
An I took the liberty of uslng you for a reference, I
thoorht that it was only fair to let you know something
about tills vague comrade-in-arms. It is a long time
back to "Corporal" Lee.
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Colonel William J. Donovan
Coordinator of Informaf ion
Washington, D. C.
I have deeply appreciated your friendly answers to my
communications. However, I realize that you are com-
pletely ignorant of my background since the last war.
I have been prominently connected with the writing
branch of the motion picture industry for twenty years.
Have served as an elected officer of the Screen Writers
Guild of the Authors League of America.
You may remember some of the following films
I have been identified:
THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTItY
CAEO KIRBY
ROUGH RIDERS
UNDERWORLD
LITTLE CAESAR
FOG OVER FRISCO
KENNEL laiRDER CASE
TOWER OF LONDON
Etc., etc.
The early part of my career was spent in Public Utility,
advertising and Public Relations work for such companies
as Consolidated Gas & Electric of Baltimore, Stone 8:
Webster, C. W. Lee Company, Associated Railways, United
Railways of Baltimore, etc., etc.
For the past year I have been working with Dr. Nathan
Sinai, Professor of Public Health at the University of
Michigan, turning some of his vast fund of information
into material for the screen and stage.
My salary is in the 00.00--750.00 a week bracket.
I am particularly interested in the possibilities of
motion pictures for propoganda, civilian education and
morale, and military technical education. A start has
been made along some of these lines, but all the work
so far attempted seems to lack plan and scope.
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COORDINATOR OF INFORMATION
WASHINGTON, D. C.
MEMORANDUM
Robert N. Lee.
Commander Ford 31 December 1941
have known Robert N. "Bob Lee" since 1919. He is
a brother of Roland Lee, one of our better-known
directors, and is a scenario writer of repute in
Hollywood. At one time, he bid fair to become one
of the top notch writers, but unfortunately he began
"hitting the booze." He has been on the wagon now
for a few years and is hitting his old stride again.
Bob, I believe, served with you in the old 69th.
He evidently got some of his inspiration for writing
from Joyce Kilmer. Bob is a helluva good writer and
a swell fellow, and I certainly could use him to good
advantage.
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1. The following is an extract,!of classified letter orders issued to the
above-narrod? officer on thiu date, ,
2. Relievod from dutY vitly.station in Washington,D,C, and assined to utation
outside the continental limits of the United. States, Be will proceed .rrom, j'ashington,
D.C. and/or Nov York, N.Y.? end/or Miami, Floride to destination? reor-ding upon
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with ?.existing' law and regulations. (APR-3-69026).
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inclosed .copy' of vouchor fur%lished for the purpo ic of st..,,uring rcirolurserrent, from
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To prevent the collapse of organized and centralized Chinese resistance to
Japan, it is imperative that action be taken immediately on some of the fol-
lowing points:
A- Immediate Air Aid to China.
B- Improvement in our diplomatic relations and general liaison
with the powers that be in China. (I shall explain the urgency
of and modus operandifct this item in detail upon request).
C- Immediate concentration by a competent board of American experts
on transportation problems, new supgy routes, such as via India
and Tibet or via Russian Turkestan - Tashkent-Alma Ata-Sinkiang-Kansu.
D- Renewed efforts to prevail upon Russia to at least secretly grant
us air and truck bases in Siberia and Outer Mongolia for transportation
of supplies to China. Even "Token" deliveries will have their effect
upon Chinese morale. Russia should be made to feel convinced that
the collapse of China will mean her own defeat. And it should not be
hard to convince the Russians of this, as their policy during the past
five years has been based on this conviction; it is to be noted that
they have acted accordingly in their relations with China, despite
their non-aggression pact with Japan.
E- Immediate efforts to relieve the economic (especially food) situation
in China. The principal problem is meat. Arrangements might be made
for Russian cooperation, whereby salted, smoked or frozen beef and
mutton be transported from the meat producing areas along the Turk-Sib
Railway into China.
In making the above comments and suggestions, I take the liberty to
offer my services to the U.S. Government in the furtherance of any effort
that may be inaugurated. My 24 years' experience in China and 61,- years'
study and analysis of China problems, here in Washington, make me feel that I
might be able to do something more useful to help win this war.
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Respeetfilly yours,
(Emmat.uel .Larsen)
Research Analyst in Chinese Affairs,
Office of Naval Intelligence.
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? Col.William Donovan,
Coordinator of Information,
Waohington, D.C.
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I take the liberty to submit to you the following for whatever it
may be worth.
I wish to state that I am extremely reluctant to make predictions, but
I fear that China may collapse and that such an event would constitute a
severe set-back to our war efforts.
The controlling power in China is the Kuomintang; thin consists of
five factions:
1- The Chu Chia-hua faction. (totalitarian, party regimentation)
2- The "C.C." faction (party supervision over social matters)
3- Tai Li's faction (Secret Service, terrorist, supporting Chiang
and the "C .C." faction)
4- Ho Ying-ch'in's faction (anti-Communist, favors conservative
military administration)
5- The Political Science faction (members have character of being
primarily Chinese in their point of view).
The first four of these factions are most likely to favor a separate
peace with Japan if China is further isolated from and ignored by her Allies.
Such a separate peace would be exploited to the utmost by the Japanese
who would regiment Chinese manpower for an immediate knock-out blow against
Asiatic Russia. More than manpower would be available in China; brilliant
Chinese strategists would lend their efforts. (Jenghis Khan's beet general
was a Chinese; Tso Teung-tang, beat strategist of the Manchu regime, was a
Chinese).
If Rusein is attacked, as she would be from Manchuria, Chinese Turkestan
and Outer Mongolia, her entire position would become most precarious, and
Germany will be able to crush Ruselan resistance in Europe.
Thus, if China and hunain go, the lose of India is a foregone conclusion.
China is the only reason why Japan is not turning her might against India at
this very moment.
The ultimate upshot of such far-reaching reverses for the Allies would
be defeat or no less ehan several decades of terrible warfare.
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China has hitherto recelved secondary consideration in the matter of war
aid, and the China-Burma situation has been a secondary war theater. The
enemy is aware of this, and Germany is banking on the collapse of all Allied
resistance in Asia) in which event Germany will automatically receive co-
operation from Japan. No matter how severe Nazi reverses in Europe are for
the moment, an Allied collapse in Asia will act as an immediate stimulant to
toint Axis efforts.
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' had the look alAd a0Moahor of a Man who litiglij.i WeWbe'umbalanced. he, dhuuld be 1?,,
"Carefully checked before hid d6ory id taken derlooly'. (2)'fle 14 an egoist and
good Its portan NAMOd freely. It id obvie0 that he deed not 13tow mail of the peopi;.,
' 'be hhom he glibly refei% by their given named; ('..?) Mr0Awrence believed thA it?
V,PUO lb 1;40 he,td of a ring of Oerman agento who 4e dirootim-; zubmarthe and other
Orman activitiep -- 1-wInc:ipally the operation of dubmitTined In the Caribbean.
(4) 1oalArehu0 04e0 that Freitag and the i(oOrliiiOr Vom4A Award appear to h.ve
Aloplo meand but 1:olftjt) they aro not known Lo be umplOyea. lie inret.'o bhat theoe !Ave
d'.ve active"agentn". (1)) He dte.ted Lhat the I.oddierr woman uttn be in de, 11 him,
bo talk, It id evident that Lawrence (whodayn WI*, he, hi-to been in the oAl and
00 budineod 10 Oh lo) hao bet:1n tiomething of 'a prometei. and hal; tIvO0 by hid wits,
Io may veil have been invotved in Yttrium; and dUttililiy "deals" with certaln of the
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Mr. Lawrence ;angner,
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Tie NationaL invuntors Council,
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Dear Mr. Laugher,:
Thank you very much tor your letter with augees-
tions. It sounds very interesting and I m anxious to have
the opinion ot all those coutirubd in it. I appreciate
your sending it to me.
As to the tickets you were good enough to euggest,
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Paragraph 11 describes the functions of the proposed
American Mission, which are larger in scope than those
being considered by the Joint U.S. Chiefs of Staff in
their current study of this subject.
Paragraph 14 states:- "The Department of State
feels that the effort involved in the sending of the
mission is well worth while and that its results can be
substantial, especially as it will enjoy the full support
of both the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Department of
State, ***." As stated above, it has not yet been determined
whether the Joint U.S. Chiefs of Staff will give this
project their approval.
It is the opinion of the Joint U.S. Chiefs of Staff
that the aide-memoire in question does not acourately
present their views and has the effect of committing them
to a certain line of action prior to their decision that
they will take such action. The matter in question is now
the subject of study by the joint U.S. Chiefs of Staff
and the Combined Chiefs of Staff. It has been referred to
the British Chiefs of Staff in London for approval and to
the Cowmanding General of the American Troops in the MiddLe
East for his recommendations.
It is requested, therefore, that the British Foreign
Office be asked to disregard your aide-memoire of August 31st
until such time as final action haa been taken on the matter
through 1the channels in which it is being processed 'by the
Joint U.S. Chiefs of Staff.
For the Joint U.S. Chiefs of Staff:
WILLIAM D. LLAHY
Admiral, U.S. Navy
Chief of Staff to the
Commander in Cniof of the Army and Navy
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THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
WASHINGTON
SECRET
September 13,
The Honorable,
The Secretary of State,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Secretary:
An aide-memoire sent by the State Department to
the British Foreign Jffipe under date of August 31st,
with reference to a United States Mission to the Near
East, has come to the attention of the Joint U.S. Chiefs
of Staff. In it there are several inaccuracies. '
In paragraph 1 the statement appears that "The
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff for some time have
been giving special consideration to the situation in
the Near East and have discussed with the Department of
State the serious consequences for the United Nations
of possible Axis success in this area." While it is
true that the Joint U.S. Chiefs of Staff have such a
project under consideration, it has not been the subject
of special consideration as indicated nor has any one
been authorized to present the views of the Joint U.S.
State.
Chiefs of Staff on this subject to the Department of
In paragraph 5 the statement appears:- "*** and the
Joint Chiefs of Staff have, therefore, in mind the send.-
Og of such an American mission to the Near East as soon
as possible." This statement only approximates the truth
inasmuch as the Joint U.S. Chiefs of Staff have referred
this question to the Combined Chiefs of Staff and will
abide by the decision ofithat body and will give no
approval to such a mission unless it receives the con-
the Middle East.
currence of General Maxwell commanding American troops in
Paragraph 11
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