Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Memorandum by Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr., to General Chou En-lai
I desire to make the following comment on your letter dated 4 April 1946 concerning the incident at the Mukden airfield. I have been informed by General Byroade of this incident. General Byroade told me that the Communist members had been detained for approximately four hours on the pretext that they did not possess proper credentials. General Byroade stated that this was a most regrettable incident due to the delicate situation in Manchuria and requested that I take proper action. Accordingly I prepared and dispatched a memorandum to the Generalissimo on 4 April 1946,80 stating that it appeared that the action on the part of the National Government representatives was uncalled for.
Shorly after receiving General Byroade’s message I received an additional message from Mr. Robertson on this same subject in which he stated that he was dispatching by safehand of Captain Young, credentials for all Communist personnel. He further stated that credentials would be provided in the future to avoid subsequent difficulties.
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