893.00/10–1446
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 14—5:48 a.m.]
1657. Following text of item in Yenan English language broadcast October 13th.
“After statement by General Marshall and Ambassador Stuart on 8th, talks on Communists’ demand that Chiang Kai Shek halt attack on Kalgan have broken up, a responsible member of Chinese Communist Central Committee told this news agency yesterday. He said that Chinese Communist Party felt obliged to publish four demands of Nanking talks since September 30th which were front-paged in Yenan Emancipation Daily yesterday so that everyone could see who was responsible for this final complete break.
He said that four documents showed attitude of ‘mediator’ Marshall. January 10th cease fire agreement no longer exists in Marshall’s mind. He also wants Chinese Communist Party to ignore cease fire order which was proposed by him and signed by three parties including Marshall. Repeated protests by Chinese Communist Party against violation of cease fire order and political consultation conference decisions by Chiang Kai Shek had been ignored by Marshall. Marshall had even gone to extent of proposing that Chiang Kai Shek’s unreasonable demands of 12th be accepted as basis for negotiations.
Responsible member of Communist Central Committee said that Communist Party had already more than enough experience of so-called ‘truce’. January 10th cease fire order was torn up. March 27th Manchurian truce agreement led to large scale fighting in Manchuria in April and May launched by Chiang Kai Shek and supported by American Government. Seventh [June 7th?] truce agreement and nationwide civil war meticulously prepared by Chiang Kai Shek and America.
Since Marshall ignores January 10th cease fire agreement, his present proposal for ‘10–day truce’ can have no other significance than that of again helping Chiang Kai Shek to force Chinese people step by step to submit to Chiang Kai Shek and help Chiang step by step to exterminate liberated area armies and people, commented members of Communist Central Committee. [”]