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Memorandum by the Committee of Three to the Three Commissioners, at Peiping96
We, General Hsu Yung Chang, authorized representative of the National Government; General Chou En-lai, authorized representative of the Chinese Communist Party and General G. C. Marshall direct that the following message be dispatched to the three commissioners at Executive Headquarters.
The plan for initial disposition of eight field teams in Manchuria as presented by General Byroade in his message, Manchu number 8 dated June 9, and his recommendations therein are approved. This plan should be put into effect without delay. Until further instructed, [Page 1059] field teams in Manchuria will operate under Committee of Three general directive of March 27.
It is further agreed and stipulated by the Committee of Three that:
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- In accordance with the 15 day cessation of advances, attacks, and pursuits agreement, the Committee of Three shall work out prior to noon June 22 a detailed arrangement of termination of hostilities in Manchuria, which will supersede the March 27 agreement of this committee.
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- The advance section of Executive Headquarters in Changchun may on its own accord make decisions and readjustments on the location, time of dispatch and direction of movement of the various field teams as the circumstances require.
Chou En-lai
G. C. Marshall
Nanking, 14 June 1946.
- Approved by the Committee of Three on June 15. Text sent to Executive Headquarters in telegram No. 903, June 15. Copy transmitted to the Secretary of State by General Marshall with covering memorandum of June 20; received July 3.↩