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

893.00/5–2846

Agreement on Restoration of Communications: Document “B”

To the Generalissimo:

Agreement has been reached by the three Commissioners that reconstruction of lines of communications shall be started immediately. Orders are being issued to all commanders, National Government and Communist Party, as follows:

(Document “A”³⁰ to be inserted here.)

In view of the above, official request is hereby made for the National Government to supply the necessary technical staff for the accomplishment of railway reconstruction. For convenience the headquarters of the Ministry of Communication[s] selected by you for accomplishment of this task should be located in Peiping and should establish liaison at the earliest possible date with the Operations Division of Executive Headquarters.

Approved:

General Chang Chih Chung
General Chou En-lai
General G. C. Marshall

[Chungking, February 9, 1946.]

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