Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East: China, Volume IX

Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270

Memorandum by Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr., to the Chinese Minister of War (Chen Cheng)

Chungking, April 15, 1946.

The Control Group here in Chungking is nearing completion of its detailed planning and will soon move to Peiping to join Executive Headquarters.

It is General Marshall’s desire that this Group proceed to Peiping completely organized. It is therefore requested that you designate by name the three or four officers you wish to serve with the Control Group and inform this office.

A similar memorandum has been sent to General Chou En-lai.⁵²

For

Lieutenant General Gillem:
J. Hart Caughey

Colonel, G. S. C.

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