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Third Counterdraft by Chinese Government Representatives81
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- 1)
- The National Government desirous of securing effective unification and concentration of all military forces in China for the purpose of accomplishing the speedy defeat of Japan, and looking forward to the post-war reconstruction of China agrees to incorporate, after reorganization, the Chinese Communist forces in the National Army who will then receive equal treatment as the other units in respect of pay, allowance, munitions and other supplies; and to give recognition of the Chinese Communist Party as a legal political party.
- 2)
- The Communist Party of China undertake to give their full support to the National Government in the prosecution of the war of resistance and in the post-war reconstruction, and give over control of all their troops to the National Government, through the National Military Council. The National Government will designate some high ranking officer from among the Communist forces to membership in the National Military Council.
- 3)
- The aim of the National Government, to which the Communist Party subscribe, is to carry out the Three Peoples Principles of Sun Yat-sen for the establishment in China of a government of the people, for the people and by the people and will pursue policies designed to promote the progress and development of democratic processes in government.
In accordance with the provisions of the “Outline of the Program for the Prosecution of the War of Resistance and Reconstruction,” freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and association and other civil liberties are hereby guaranteed, subject only to the specific needs of security in the effective prosecution of the war against Japan.
- Given to General Hurley by Dr. Wang Sbih-chieh and Gen. Chang Chih-chung on November 21. This draft subsequently was called the 3-point proposal of the Chinese Government.↩