793.94/10232: Telegram
The Consul General at Hankow (Josselyn) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 24—1:40 p.m.]
Hankow vernacular press has published manifesto reported issued by Central Committee of Chinese Communist Party in Shensi declaring that Communist Party objectives are to resist invasion, bring about popular government and improve welfare of people. Communist Party will now cooperate with whole nation in furthering these objectives. Party declared its support of three principles of Sun Yat Sen; declares it has cancelled all movements for overthrowing political power of Kuomintang including forcible confiscation [Page 549] of land and abolished all existing Soviet governments. The Red Army is reorganized into National Revolutional Army under command of Military Council of the National Government. Army is awaiting orders to undertake duty at the front.