Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Memorandum by Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr., to the Chinese Deputy Minister of War (Lin Wei)53
Reference is made to my memorandum for General Chen Cheng, dated 15 April 1946.
It is contemplated that the Control Unit of Executive Headquarters will move to Peiping, possibly as early as next week. This fact makes it a matter of urgency that the National Government members be appointed to this unit immediately. It is highly desirable that the members to be appointed participate in the planning in Chungking before proceeding to Peiping.
The importance of the duties to be undertaken in Peiping must be kept in mind. Since Executive Headquarters will supervise the [Page 337] entire reorganization of the Chinese army, the personnel will exercise a great amount of authority and therefore must be highly capable.
- A similar memorandum was sent on the same date to General Chou En-lai.↩