Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Memorandum by Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr., to General Chou En-lai
My Dear General Chou: I am informed by my representatives of the Control Group, Executive Headquarters, presently located in Chungking, that the Communist members have had insufficient time to prepare their comments on the Organization of Service Areas43 although that information has been made available to them by you immediately upon your return from Yenan.
In view of the fact that the organization of the Service Areas appears to be the most important and vital aspect of our demobilization, integration and reorganization plans, I urgently request that you impress upon your representatives in the Control Group the necessity for their immediate consideration and discussion of this matter.
Sincerely,
- Draft (not printed) prepared by General Marshall’s staff about February 27 but not acted upon.↩