Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Draft of Additional Instructions for Field Teams Entering Manchuria95
We, General Chen Cheng, Representative of the National Governmen of China, and General Chou En-Lai, Representative of the Communist Party, have recommended to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Chairman Mao Tze-tung and have been authorized by them to announce that the Cease Fire Order agreed to and issued publicly by us on 10 January, 1946, is applicable to Manchuria as well as to the remainder of China.
We are further authorized to announce that due to temporary non-application to Manchuria of this order certain modifications in its terms are necessary in order to account for the situation currently found in Manchuria. These modifications are:
- a.
- Further movement of Communist-led troops in Manchuria will cease.
- b.
- Communist-led troops presently occupying positions on or near railroads referred to in the Sino-Soviet treaty of 14 August, 1945, will withdraw from these positions at least one day’s march to either flank in order to permit free passage and use of those railroads by National Government forces.
Communist-led troops will evacuate all towers and cities astride of or along railroads referred to in the Sino-Soviet Treaty.
All other terms of the Cease Fire Order dated 10 January, 1946, and the terms of the agreement to the entry of Field Teams of the Executive Headquarters into Manchuria remain in force.
- This is a third draft; two earlier drafts, undated, are not printed.↩