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

Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270: Telegram

Mr. Walter S. Robertson to General Marshall

Peiping, 13 July 1946.

5378. For your information the pertinent parts of Generalissimo’s order of 1 July as cited in your 1077¹⁵ and 1087¹⁶ have been transmitted to all field team chairmen, as well as the information contained in your 1084.¹⁷ Senior field team chairmen have been instructed to determine when orders of Generalissimo and General Chou En-lai are in the hands of subordinate commanders within reach of our field teams. In no case were the contents nor the gist of the contents of Mao Tse-tung’s orders learned by US members of field teams. US Branch Executive Headquarters likewise without information on contents of order.

15. July 8, p. 1326.
16. July 9, p. 1335.
17. July 9, p. 1331.