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FOR BOND FROM BIXBY. 

QUOTE State three Stilwell has cabled objections to 

continuance CNAC ferry program and Washington Headquarters 

undesirous overriding. We recommend concurrence due disappearance earlier reasons for ferry program including 

(1) diversions of aircraft when transitting African theatre 

(2) poor surface supply schedules necessitatin{3 lar3e volume 

airshipments of critical spare parts and (3) permitting 

pilots return States for rest following more than one year 

of hump flight service. Additionally ferry pro13ram seems 

disproportionately costly. Flight risks are of considerable 

consequence and program seems destined to be constant source 

of unnecessary friction with Anny and Washington Chinese. 

If you are able establish cargo priority arrangement with 

wing whereby CNAC spare parts not to exceed one thousand 

pounds monthly without especially requested approval may be 

airshipped Miami Calcutta and senior pilots may return with 

air prioity on home leave following specified period flight 

service in CBI theatre it would seem present ferry program 

could be discontinued with considerable economy and without· 

working undue hardship onCNAC. Advise. UN~UOTE. 
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From: Budapest ( OSTWl~) 

- To: Tokyo (Summa~ (V1.ce Chief'• General Staf'f') 

28 July 44 

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#174 (2 Parts complete) 

Special Intell1.gence ~eceived f'rom the German 

War M1.nistry. 

From the U.S. Secretary of' State on J\Ule 14tha 

t9 the .American consul at Nev Delhi: 

5TILL'WELL has vired his ideas on the matter of 

executing the transport plan of' the China National Air 

Co .• and supreme Headquarters 1n 'Washington cannot ignorE'l 

his wishes. 'l'heref'ore. ve 1n thi.s off'ice ar~ inclined 

to agrae with him. 

At any rate. the reasons f'or the previous 

transport plan and the f'ollov1ng 3 reasons 1n particular 

are no longer ef'f'ect1ve. 

i.e. 1. Di.sassembling of planes vhen transported to the African front. 

2. Insuf'f'1c1.ency or suppli.es by ~ea and 

land f'or air transport. 

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'· Pe:rrnission to return home for pilots who 

have been working :ror over a ye~ 1n the line or air 

eommun1cat1ons. 

(Part 2) · In addition to this 11 the transport plan in 

question is very expensive. Not only is the flying 

there extremely dangerous but there is also the danger 

that this will create unnecessary friction between the 

Chinese 1n Washington and the .American army authorities. 

Therefore 1n all proba.bilit7. great economy 

cou1d be e:r.tected 1n this plan 11" you vere to come to 

an agreement vith the air units (i.e.: No special 

authorization for goods under 1 11 000 lbs.per month; 

home leaves for pilots who have served long periods 

on the Miami to Nev-Delhi air transport route). Al.so 

this would make it possible to stop bothering the China 

National Air Co. 

We are awaiting your ansver. 

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