Office of the Historian

Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270: Telegram

Colonel J. Hart Caughey to Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr.

Yenan, 23 March 1946.

General Chou will return Sunday if Chang agrees to signing of short 3 paragraphs agreement39 with following change:

Insert words “and fair” in front of word “Readjustments” in paragraph 3 and inclusion in minutes of statement in bottom of page.

Chou favors this and I believe Chang will agree. Please contact Chang so you can let me know urgent. Chou’s return depends upon your reply. Chou redrafted 7 point agreement39 as follows:

  • First paragraph same as first paragraph of short agreement.
  • Paragraph 2, no change.
  • Paragraph 3, insert “and fair” before “Readjustments”.
  • Paragraph 4, no change.
  • Paragraph 5, no change.
  • Paragraph 6, delete.
  • Paragraph 7, delete, and then enter it as a matter of record.

This is Chou’s alternative and may be used as basis for further discussion. Another less urgent message follows.40

Caughey
  1. See draft prepared by General Chou En-lai, March 16, p. 564.↩
  2. See draft prepared by General Chou En-lai, March 16, p. 564.↩
  3. Infra.↩