1 (1) Rpts, Ex Off to CofS, to CofS, PGC, for May 45. PGF 251-C. (2) Rad WARCOS, 24 May 45. 323.361 General Connolly's Letter of Instructions with Amendments, SL 9008. ( 3 ) HOTI, Pt. VII, Ch. 1, The Closing of the Command, by Victor H. Pentlarge, Jr. PGF.

2 (1) A study prepared by Theater Br, Planning Div, Office of Dir of Plans and Opns, ASF, 5 Sep 44. Contl Div, ASF, Sp Coll, HRS DRB AGO. (2) A study, 15 Jan 45, reviewing one of 24 Oct 44. 384 Conduct of War with Relation to Commands, SL 9016.

3 Rpts, Ex Off to CofS, to CofS, PGC, 13 Dec 44 and 1 Jan 45. PGF 251-C.

4 (1) Ltr, Gen Styer to OPD, 16 Jan 45. Filed as in n. 2(2). (2) Ltr, Gen Hull to CG, ASF, 24 Jan 45. Same file.

5 Ltr, Scott to Booth, 3 Feb 45. Filed as in n. 2(2).

6 Rpts, Ex Off to CofS, to CofS, 10, 24 Jan, 22 Mar, 25 Apr, 8, 14, 22 Jun, and 5 Jul 45. PGF 251-C.

7 Rad WARX 36990, WARCOS to Cairo and Tehran, 23 Jul 45, and Rad, COMGENAMET to Booth, 24 Jul 45. Filed as in n. 2 (2).

8 Memo, ACofS for Opns, for CofS, 25 Jul 45, sub: Consolidation of PGC with AMET. Filed as in n. 2(2).

9 (1) Rad WARX 43729, WARCOS to Cairo and Tehran, 3 Aug 45. Filed as in n. 2(2). (2) Rad WARX 55388, WARCOS to Cairo, Liberia, and Tehran, 27 Aug 45. Same file.

11 (1) GO 83, Hq, AMET, 21 Sep 45. Filed as in n. 2 (2 ) . Ltr of Instructions, Giles to Anderson, 25 Oct 45. 323.361 General Connolly's Letter of Instructions, SL 9008. ( 3 ) As of 15 September 1945, the last roster of the several headquartcrs of PGC showed at Tehran, in addition to Colonel Anderson and Colonel Woodworth as commanding officer and chief of staff respectively, a staff judge advocate, a chief surgeon, an inspector general, and directors of fiscal, administration, operations, supply, and military railway divisions. Only two other important headquarters existed in the dwindling command. At Khorramshahr, Col. Louis T. Vickers was commanding officer; at Amirabad Post, Maj. Winsor L. Finney, Jr., was commanding officer. See Ltr, CO, PGSC, for House Subcommittee on WD Appropriations, 5 Oct 45, sub: Rpt Concerning the PGC. AMET 314.7 Military Histories, PGSC, SL 8997. (4) Rad, Giles to WARCOS, 10 Jan-46. CM-IN 2277, Organization Directory File, AGO.

12 The chief steps are recorded in: (1) Memo, Booth for all Stf Divs and Dirs of Servs, 12 Dec 44, sub: Reorganization of the PGC. PGF 240. Another copy 323.361 Powers and Duties, SL 9008. (2) Ltr, CofS to Dir, 3d MRS, sub: Transfer of Jurisdiction to MRS Camps. Latter file. (3) Rpt, CO, PGC, to CofS, 30 Sep 45, sub: Final Rpt from PGC. PGF 259. (4) GO's, Hq, PGC, 1945: 11, 12 Jan; 16, 18 Jan; 19, 20 Jan; 22, 31 Jan; 36, 24 Feb; 65, 21 Jun; 78, 15 Jul; 92, 14 Aug; 93, 15 Aug; and (Hq, PGSC) 111, 10 Oct 45.

13 Rad P-31256 Booth to Marshall, 26 Jul 45. Filed as in n. 2 ( 2 ) .

14 (1) Rad P-32135 COPERGULF to WARCOS 18 Sep 45. Filed as in n. 2(2). (2). Rpt, Hq, PGSC, to AMET, 30 Oct 45. 323.361 AMET Powers and Duties, SL 9008.

15 (1) Rad cited n. 14 (1) . (2 ) Rad PX-32139, COPERGULF for WARCOS, info COMGENAMET and CONAFD ATC, 19 Sep 45. Filed as in n. 2 (2).

16 (1) Rad, Sasser (Tehran) to Anderson (Khorramshahr), 10 Dec 45. Filed as in n. 2(2). (2) Rad, PGSC to War, signed Connolly, 17 Dec 45. CM-IN 4728, Organization Directory File, AGO.

17 Rad cited n. 16 ( 2 ) .

18 This section draws upon: (1) Rad WARX 76255, WARCOS to Cairo, info PGSC, 16 Oct 45. Filed as in n. 2 ( 2 ) . ( 2 ) Rad, Marshall to Booth, 25 Jul 45. Filed as in n. 2 (2 ) . (3) Facts on File, V (May 30-June 5, 1945), No. 241, 175. (4) The New York Times, May 31, November 27, 1945. (5) Rad cited n. 13. (6) Rad WARX 65046, WARCOS to Tehran and Cairo, 15 Sep 45. Filed as in n. 2(2). (7) AGO Ltr, 29 Nov 45, AGPO-A-N200.4 (28 Nov 45). (8) The last outgoing shipment included some 2,000 replacement troops whose arrival on 20 November 1945 the Department of State had attempted to forestall because of the possible adverse impression upon Iranian opinion of so late a reinforcement; but the ship which brought the new troops took away 1,170 men on 24 November. Rpts, Opns Div to CofS, PGSC, for Nov 45, PGF 251-B; and Rad cited in (1). (9) For redeployment accounts and estimates see: (a) Memo, Hq, PGC, for members of House Mil Affairs Committee, 25 Jun 45, sub: Redeployment of Troops from PGC. 319.25 Compilations and Gathering Data, SL 9008. (b) Rad cited n. 13. (c) Ltr, 25 Jul 45, sub: Estimated Strength of PGC Installations by Month, Aug through Nov 45. Secret and Security Room, ORB, RAC, Folder 23, Drawer 4, Cabinet 18, SL PGSC.

19 HOTI, Pt. I, Ch. 10, History of the Fiscal Division, Hq, PGC, by Victor H. Pentlarge. Jr. PGF.

20 GO 84, Hq, PGC, 15 Dec 44.

21 History cited n. 19.

22 Ltr, Booth to Brig Jackson, PAI Force, 3 Nov 44. Abstract PGF 251-C. 

23 Rpts, Ex Off to CofS, to CofS, 14 Jan 45. PGF 251-C. 

24 GO 49, Hq, PGC, 24 Apr 45. 

25 (1) Rpts, Ex Off to CofS, to CofS, 11 Apr 45. PGF 251-C. History cited n. 1( 3 ) .

26 Hist Rpt, Cons Br, Opns Div, 15 Dec 43-15 Feb 44. PGF 127-M.

27 (1) Ltr Col McGlone to Persian Area Hirings Office, 4 Feb 44. AG 601.53, Hq PGC. (2 ) Ltr, GHQ, PAI Force to IIq, PGC 15 Feb 44. Abstract 251-C.

28 Correspondence during May 1945 between British and American headquarters. 323.361 Powers and Duties, SL 9008.

29 See documents, especially dated 27 May and 11 July 1945. AG 095 (UKCC), Hq PGC. 

30 (1) Memo, 5 Nov 45. 092 (Iranian), SL 8978. (2) Rpt cited n. 12(3). (3) Intervs with Col Stetson, Tehran, 3, 4 Aug 45.

31 History cited n. 1( 3 ) .

32 Table 1 and Chart 12.

33 Iran's postwar seven-year plan for economic improvement included development of Khorramshahr. The New York Times, September 24, 1950.