Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270

Counterproposals by the Chinese Communist Party

I. Political

1.
State Council must allocate fourteen seats to Communist Party and Democratic League.
2.
The reorganization of the Government should include the Executive Yuan as well as the State Council.
3.
The draft of the Constitution as fixed by the PCC Committee should not be altered in principle.
4.
The National Assembly should be postponed.
5.
The number of delegates to the National Assembly should be increased.
6.
The names of Communist Party delegates should be announced after the reorganization of the Government.
7.
The treatment of local administration should be the same in Manchuria as within the Great Wall.

II. Military

1.
The adjustment of military occupation and local administration creates a problem for the Government.
2.
Has the Government further territorial demands (e. g. Harbin)?
3.
Does the Government intend to recover additional regions in Manchuria?
4.
Areas now controlled by the Government, but not advantageous, do they still insist on holding?