Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Memorandum by Colonel J. Hart Caughey to General Marshall
General Yu Ta Wei called to leave the following information:
Mr. Wu Teh Chen saw the Generalissimo and conveyed to him the idea that the Third Party suggested that the Kmt and CCP enter direct negotiations concerning the present situation in China. Mr. Wu Teh Chen further informed the Generalissimo that General Chou En Lai indicated willingness to enter discussions in either the Committee of Three, the Committee of Five, or the Steering Committee of the PCC, on an informal basis. (General Yu Ta Wei was not at all clear as to how definite this position on the part of General Chou was.)
General Yu Ta Wei continued by stating that the Generalissimo had asked him to pass on this information to you and to also tell you that he (The Generalissimo) believes that any conversations at this time would prove fruitless unless the Communists accept the Generalissimo’s eight points before entering discussions.