Note that while Marshall "let General Short know" of situations, Short DID NOT INFORM MARSHALL HE HAD CHANGED THE ALERT STATUS, thereby convincing Washington that he was on the highest alert level when he was on the lowest!!
Sticking with the current time line, I can’t find any response from Short to the February 7th letter at all. There is a reference to a March 6th letter from Short to Marshall which may be it, but I’ll be damned if I can find it. I do have some really good correspondence between Short and Marshall in general though which will be very useful as we move forward. Up to this point Short has made no comment to anyone on what his alert status is but it may also be too early for that.
If I run across the March 6th letter I will be sure to evaluate it and make comment on it when it is time though.