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

Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270

Proposal by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek for the Cessation of Hostilities in Manchuria²⁷

[Chungking, April 25, 1946.]

A. The Cease Fire Agreement and its appendix reached on 10 January 1946 should be fully carried out in Manchuria.

B. The disposition in Manchuria of all armies and units of those armies should be fixed in accordance with the reorganization plan agreed to on 25 February 1946. The movement of the 54th and 99th armies now enroute to Manchuria should be completed.

C. The entire line of the Changchun Railways in Manchuria and areas within thirty kilometres on both sides of the Changchun Railways should be taken over by the Government troops. The Communist troops should not obstruct the re-establishing of sovereignty by the Government.

D. Except item C, the political matters pertaining to areas under the control of Communist troops will be settled by negotiations between representatives of the National Government and representatives of the Communist Party.

27. Made “in modification of” General Marshall’s draft of April 23, p. 792, since General Marshall had written in a marginal notation on that draft, “Not acceptable to Chou En-lai tho not actually submitted to him.”