Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270

Notes on Meeting Between General Marshall and General Yu Ta-wei 78 at No. 5 Ning Hai Road, Nanking, October 17, 1946, 11:30 a.m.

Also present: Colonel Caughey

General Yu Ta Wei handed General Marshall the English (copy attached79) and Chinese text of a letter from Generalissimo to General Marshall containing the Government’s proposals with reference to the continued negotiations. Upon inspection it was found that this letter was almost identical to the announcement put out by the Generalissimo the evening before—this being the formal notification to the Communists concerning the Government’s views. General Yu Ta Wei said that the Generalissimo signed this letter but wanted him (General Yu Ta Wei) to present it to General Marshall to determine if there should be any changes prior to its being handed to General Marshall formally. General Marshall stated that he had no comments and thereupon General Yu Ta Wei made formal delivery.

General Marshall directed that the English version of the Government’s proposals be prepared in a memorandum form and that it be dispatched to Doctor Stuart with a request that he turn it over immediately to Communist representatives. (This was done and Doctor Stuart reported later that he had physically delivered the Government’s proposals to Mr. Wang Ping Nan80 at 4:30 p.m.).

  1. Chinese Minister of Communications. Infra.
  2. Infra.
  3. Member of Communist Party delegation.