Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270: Telegram
General Marshall to Mr. Walter S. Robertson, at Peiping
[Chungking,] 17 January 1946.
70. Pass to General Yeh Chien-ying.
“General Yeh Chien-ying, Executive Headquarters Peiping. Please note following points: [Page 365]
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- Immediate dispatch of a group of three representatives to Jehol and Chahar to perform overall tasks commissioned by Executive Headquarters was agreed upon by Conference of Three on January 10th at Chungking. The group may first proceed to Kalgan but may also go to other places in Jehol and Chahar.
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- In order to effectively cease hostilities, teams may be sent to critical spots for taking immediate actions. Teams shall not only be dispatched to Chihfeng, Chining, and Tsinan, but we should also propose to send others to Kwangshan, Kupeikou, Yutian, Hunyuan, Tsoyun, Ping-chuan etc. However it is up to you to decide in the light of actual situation what arrangement should be made to this effect.
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- Inasmuch as you are short of personnel please arrange immediately with Colonel Byroade about sending planes to various places to pick up our representatives and for the moment you may select your personnel from Kalgan. Signed Chou En-lai January 17th.”
For Robertson and Byroade: You sent 17. I contacted Chou En-lai. The above is his resulting statement which should ease difficulties to which you referred.