Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Memorandum by General Chou En-lai to General Marshall7
It is reliably learned that the Government will launch an attack on Communist Jehol area in case the peace negotiation suffers a deadlock. Your attention is therefore called to the following plan contemplated by the Government:
The main force of the 71st and the 13th armies, which are now stationed in Jehol and western Liaoning, will sally out from Pingchuan (118°36′; 41°1′) city to attack the city of Chengteh (117°51′; 40°58′), and another part of the force will advance westward from the area to the west of the cities of Suichung (120°11′; 40°20′) and Chinsi (120°28′; 40°56′), while the 92nd army, now stationed at Miyun city (116°50′; 40°25′) to the North of Peiping, will assault Kupeikou (117°10′; 40°45′) and Hsifengkou (118°17′; 40°28′) in a concerted military action.
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- Reported by General Marshall to Mr. Robertson at Peiping in Telegram No. 1025, June 30, not printed.↩