Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270: Telegram
Mr. Walter S. Robertson to General Marshall
6753. (Team 13) Communist Party Commissioner Yeh in an informal discussion today when being pressed to direct General Ho Lung to cease attacks in Tatung area stated to Timberman he could send a message to Ho Lung but that it would do no good, that his power of control over field commanders had practically ceased and he could not stop fighting anywhere in view of widespread nature of conflicts. Previously lie had stated to me he would do nothing to [Page 1505] stop conflict at Tatung when discussing critical situation existing at Tatung.72
- Notation on the original: “Chou [En-lai] is in same boat”.↩