Diplomats

An unidentified man and Edwin Locke, Jr. stand at the foot of the Great Sphinx during Mr. Locke's trip home from his third mission to China. They are in Giza, Egypt.

Edwin A. Locke, Jr., (left) Assistant to Mr. Nelson and Donald M. Nelson, (third from left) chairman, U.S. War Production Board, with others aboard a boat on the Moscow-Volga Canal. Mr. Nelson is visiting the USSR to investigate the flow of U.S. war supplies to Russia.

Donald M. Nelson, (foreground with unidentified lady) chairman, U.S. War Production Board, and others disembark from their boat after a trip on the Moscow-Volga Canal. Mr. Nelson is in Russia to inspect the flow of war supplies from the U.S. to our Russian ally.

Donald M. Nelson, chairman, U.S. War Production Board, chats with the chef and other unidentified people during his boat trip on the Moscow-Volga Canal while he is in Russia to check on the U.S. Army supply line to Russia.

Left to Right: Dr. T.V. Soong, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board; Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek; and Major General Patrick J. Hurley chat on the veranda of the cottage assigned to Mr. Nelson at Chiang's country estate near Chungking, China.

Left to Right: Donald M. Nelson (Chairman of the War Production Board), Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, and Major General Patrick J. Hurley sit talking on the veranda of the cottage assigned to Mr. Nelson at Chiang's country estate near Chungking, China.

Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, is received by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at his home in Chungking, China.

Left to Right: Donald M Nelson, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, and Major General Patrick J. Hurley sit down for a chat at the Generalissimo's residence in Chungking, China.

Edwin A. Locke (second from left) and General Lee (shortest man in center) with members of their staffs at the Forbidden City, Peiping, China.

General Lee, first row left, and Edwin A. Locke, Jr., first row right, at Peiping airport. Mr. Locke and his team are preparing to leave Peiping.