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Tew same —-- val fr of an Anerican “government agenc no irresponsible playing with Gunese politics, and no leakage to any Chinese factions ‘The retention of both men is therefore a guarantee to the secrecy... and security of the work of the OWI as well as a guarantee of the confident _ fulfillment of directives. I urge you not to be high-pressured into gatting =~ rid of either mane I know that both men may be subjected to attacks, Given the time to work on it, I could undoubtedly trace such attacks to their origin and give you the full detailse I doubt whether the Personnel Security Committee of OWI would be able to trace such attacks, rooted in the intricacies of Chinese factional politics, to their source; but I should not like to see us placed in a position where , after getting rid of people now attacked, we would be forced to Lan hirs people who would actually be the nominee of factions not under our control. "It is for this reason that I have written this long letter to urge you to report to our Personnel Security Committee the necessity for exercising pronounced agnosticism when any of our Chinese personnel sre attacked. "In the meantime I am doing my best to check over our Chinese personnel in San Francisco. ae ATS T were ves te arwve rts "Once more I urge you to observe the strictest conf tdan ne LUGLES ay this letter, because in certain quarters it might be considered that I am a moral obligation to see the OWI is staffed with Chinese who take their orders from some source other than the American Government. "Yours "OWEN LATTIVORE Director, Pacific Operations" Mrg. KOHIBERG said that WANG CHING-WEI was the Japanese puppet in China and that he had never met nor heard of any of his friends being in the United Statese Mr. KOHLBERG stated that the "New China Daily News" was a"left wing' Chinese newspaper which has ite } counterpart today in the cities of the Communict t Ye a . —_ ates yee oe gee to case oe on gc ead ee nites peo cde SEED iene a Ssetereaesme ye enti SR: a ee ial ve cco lil camiice nebo ORES Ae ee