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Draft by Major General Patrick J. Hurley

Basis for Agreement

1.
The Government of China and the Chinese Communist Party will work together for the unification of all military forces in China for the immediate defeat of Japan and the liberation of China.
2.
Both the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communist Party acknowledge Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Chinese Republic and Generalissimo of all the military forces of China.
3.
The Chinese Government and the Chinese Communist Party will support the principles of Sun-Yat-Sen for the establishment in China of a government of the people, for the people and by the people. Both parties will pursue policies designed to promote the progress and development of democratic processes in government.
4.
The Government of China recognizes and will legalize the Chinese Communist Party as a political party. All political parties in China will be given equal, free and legal status.
5.
There will be but one national government and one army in China. All officers and all soldiers in the army whether they be Communist or Nationalist shall receive the pay and allowances equal to their respective ranks and all components will receive equal treatment in the allocation of munitions and supplies.