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 General Marshall

Chungking, 24 April 1946.

In response to your request as to the method of settlement for equipment for Communist Training, “War 82174” states that “Equipment transferred for Communist Training will be under straight Lend-Lease.”⁵⁵ Inquiries have been made regarding where to store Communist Divisional equipment until needed.

A. C. Gillem, Jr.

55. Not found in Department files; it was received at the Shanghai headquarters of the U. S. Army in China on March 29.