<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services" class="extiw" title="w:Office of Strategic Services">OSS</a> Maj. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes_Patti" class="extiw" title="w:Archimedes Patti">Archimedes Patti</a> sent this Operational Priority communication on 1945 Sep 2, Sunday, the same day that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_Vietnam" class="extiw" title="w:Democratic Republic of Vietnam">Democratic Republic of Vietnam</a> (DRV) Provisional Government President Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services" class="extiw" title="w:Office of Strategic Services">OSS</a> Maj. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes_Patti" class="extiw" title="w:Archimedes Patti">Archimedes Patti</a>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/cold-war-vietnam/operational-priority">Operational Priority Communication from Strategic Services Officer Archimedes Patti, September 2, 1945 | IDCA</a>.  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://iowaculture.gov/sites/default/files/history-education-pss-vietnam-operational-transcription.pdf">Transcript of the Operational Priority Communication from Strategic Services Officer Archimedes Patti</a>, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs (IDCA).