Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Memorandum by General Marshall to General Chou En-lai
Dear General Chou: Dr. Stuart has informed me that he learns through Dr. Wang Ping Nan that you desire a formal written acknowledgement to your memorandum to me of September 15th78 in which you request me as Chairman of the Committee of Three to transmit to the National Government the view of the Communist Party of the situation as expressed in this memorandum, and to arrange for a meeting of the Committee of Three at the earliest possible moment.
I have transmitted to the National Government in Nanking a copy of your memorandum. Further when advised at Kuling by radio of your desire regarding Committee of Three meeting I took your proposal [Page 209] to the Generalissimo and was informed by him that he would not authorize the attendance of the Government member of the Committee of Three at such a meeting until there had been a meeting of the informal five man committee headed by Doctor Stuart, and some progress had been made towards an agreement for the organization of the State Council.
Doctor Stuart, I believe, had previously conveyed this information to Mister Wang Ping Nan.
Faithfully yours,