Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270: Telegram
The Three Commissioners of Executive Headquarters to the Committee of Three, at Nanking
2543. Implementation of Canton evacuation is at a standstill. Following dispatch of our 212425 we received from Canton Team Number 8 the following information: Generalissimo’s Hqrs at Canton has received instructions that Govt, can give cash loan installments only after having received radio confirmation of repayment in food stuff by Communists in North China. (2) That Generalissimo’s Hqrs can lend food supply and supplementary food fund for 2400 personnel only under present authorization. (3) General Fang points out fixation of loan for 2400 does not include rations for demobilization.
As agreement has been reached in this Hqrs that the Communist Party will pay back to the Government in grain amount of loan prior to July 1946, the Three Commissioners Executive Hqrs recommended that: (a) National Govt, grant 100 million CNC immediately as installment on loan, (b) Balance of loan to be made available as soon as satisfactory agreement is reached upon amounts, schedules and places of grain deliveries, and grain deliveries are actually started, (c) Committee of Three arrange for prompt designation of Communist Party and National Government representatives to negotiate agreement indicated in (b) above. (d) Committee of Three state policy with respect to demobilization personnel.