The Dixie Mission to Yenon

Joe had been gone from Yenon for 15 months. During this time in Chongqing as the Communists representative, he operated the southern bureau of the party. Joe did something that Deng Xiaoping would do 35 years later. He put together two teams. The first team included Ye Jianying, Huang Hua, Chen Jia Kang and the Immortal George Haidam, Mahayta himself. They were whined and dined Yenon's style and got the full treatment. Mao and Joe lobbied Barrett and service personally for hours on end about getting some U.S. military aid. This group was led by Colonel David Barrett with none other than John S. Service at his side. It